Infrared dark clouds

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/787

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1072 original
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787 original
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/352 original
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787 original
definition A dark cloud characterized by a visual extinction A_v ≥ 10^2 mag. Infrared dark clouds are opaque even at 8 μm, and can be seen in silhouette against the bright diffuse mid-infrared emission in the interstellar medium.
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