Planck Analysis of the Orion Constellation

[Radical Edward]

The goal of the Planck Telescope is primarily the analysis of the Cosmic Microwave Background, however some recent images from Planck show the huge amounts of interstellar gas that exist.

 

We typically see interstellar space as pretty empty, with occasional nebulae and stars, but as we see from these images of the Orion Constellation, that's pretty far from the truth

 

 

Just as interestingly, the light that we see there is actually stuff that has to be discarded in order for Planck to do it's prime job, though of course there will still be researchers who are very interested in these images as a part of their work.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8645156.stm