Photon origins tracked to Cygnus OB2 star-forming region (IMAGE)

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Photon origins tracked to Cygnus OB2 star-forming region

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An infrared image of the dust clouds in the Cocoon region taken with the Spitzers Space Telescope's IR photometer. The HAWC TeV gamma-ray excess (color from green to yellow to red) is overlaid on the 24 micrometer infrared image of the dust clouds in the Cocoon region from the Spitzer Space Telescope (white regions). Image Credit: TeV: Binita Hona (HAWC Collaboration), IR: Hora et. al, Spitzer's Growing Legacy, ASP Conference Series, 2010, P. Ogle, ed.

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TeV: Binita Hona (HAWC Collaboration), IR: Hora et. al, Spitzer's Growing Legacy, ASP Conference Series, 2010, P. Ogle, ed.

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