Where would you look to investigate?

To investigate this problem, we will use some of the same tools that astronomers use. But first, you must decide where to look. Where should you point your telescope if you want to study massive stars? Let’s consider three regions in the universe where star formation is known to be occurring.

Andromeda
Galaxy

image of the Andromeda Galaxy © R Gendler
Constellation
Taurus

image of Taurus Constellation © T Credner and S Kohle
Constellation
Orion

image of Constellation Orion© S Guisard & R Gendler

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. (NSF AST 0507478). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.