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Stellar Birth
Stellar Birth
Birth of stars
Death of stars
What do we call the birthplace of stars?
Stellar Nursery: The Carina Nebula with the Hubble Telescope
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_in_folklore_and_literature
Artist’s depiction of the Milky Way Galaxy
Credit:Lynette Cook
Simulations of stellar nurseries show how
these complex structures form
animation simulation
What forces would a star-formation
simulation need to include?
What forces would a star-formation
simulation need to include?
-Gravity
-Pressure
-Magnetic fields
How do you design a computer
simulation?
How do you design a computer
simulation?