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The COordinated Molecular Probe Line Extinction Thermal Emission Survey of Star Forming Regions

Dark Clouds Shine at 21st mag in J & H, providing a new way to map the dense ISM with sub-arcsec resolution

Jonathan Foster, Alyssa Goodman

Publications

Jonathan B. Foster & Alyssa A. Goodman, "Cloudshine: New Light on Dark Clouds", 2006, ApJ, 636, L105. Press Release

Padoan, Juvela & Pelkonen, "High Resolution Mapping of Interstellar Clouds by Near-IR Scattering", 2006, ApJ, 636, L101

Figures

Both images: J=blue; H=green; K=red

Outflows & Shining Dust

L1448 
Nebula

Outflows glowing red with excited hydrogen and a small blue reflection nebula frame L1448 in the southwest of Perseus. Ambient starlight reflects off dust density features in this small star-forming cloud, providing an unprecedented high-resolution view of its complicated structure. (frame is 15' x 15')

Internal Structure of Dust Blobs Revealed

Internal Structure of Dust Blobs Revealed

This overlay of our 1-mm (MAMBO/IRAM) dust map (contours) on our deep (Calar Alto) JHK color composite image shows how the near infrared literally highlights the edges of dense structures within molecular clouds. (frame is 15' x 15')