HORA, Joseph; KRAEMER, Kathleen; MEGEATH, Tom; GUTERMUTH, Rob; SMITH, Howard; MARTINEZ GALARZA, Juan Rafael; GUZMAN FERNANDEZ, Andres; CAREY, Sean; KOENIG, Xavier; SCHNEIDER, N.; MOTTE, Frederique; BONTEMPS, Sylvain; ADAMS, Joseph; SIMON, Robert; NGUYEN-LUONG, Quang; SCHILKE, Peter; KETO, Eric; FAZIO, Giovanni; ALLEN, Lori

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2012-12p. 90187

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We propose to extend Spitzer's study of massive star formation to the massive cluster Westerlund 1, which at ~4 kpc is the closest and most massive 'Super Star Cluster' known in the Galaxy. Star formation may have proceeded differently in this region, having created a higher overall density of coeval massive stars. The proposed observations will allow us to compare star formation in this region to that seen near the Sun, in the massive Cygnus-X complex, and in the outer Galaxy (coming from the studies of W5, the Cycle-5 SMOG project, and GLIMPSE360), and therefore to complete a more representative view of star formation in the Galaxy.< Leer menos

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