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Infrared “Cirrus”
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really slightly warm dust
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X-Rays of hot gas near exploded stars
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(supernova)
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Radio observations of “Molecular
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Clouds”
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Called that because cool and dense
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enough for molecules to form
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H2 also hard to detect
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CO common and easy to detect
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Densest have 1000 atoms/cm3
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T as low as 10 K
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Location of star formation
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