Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The most active part of the Orion Nebular Cloud Complex is an area known as the Kleinmann-Low Nebula . There, a cluster of young and forming stars is embedded in a molecular cloud filled with dust . In visible light, the dark dust blocks much of Orion KL 's light, but in the infrared light of the above photograph , the area seems literally to explode. Hot stellar winds flowing off massive young stars in Orion KL region permeates and heats surrounding gas, causing finger-like intrusions .
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