A virtual gas cloud collapses into a smattering of new stars

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In the computer simulation STARFORGE, a massive cloud of cosmic gas — roughly 20 parsecs, or 65 light-years, across — collapses to form new stars. White areas indicate denser regions of gas, including baby stars. Orange highlights places where there’s lots of variation in the gas motion, such as in powerful jets launched by new stars. Gas shown in purple is more tranquil. After 4.3 million years (Myr) have passed, the simulation pauses so the virtual camera can swoop around the cloud, revealing its 3-D structure.
Video: The STARFORGE collaboration
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So, at the end we're looking at a "super cluster"? ... Is that correct?

USS-SNAKE-ISLAND
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Very nice. What is the mass of new born stars in that simulation ? < 20 solar mass ? (because from that mass, not all massive stars are formed in a disk but rather from accretion of filaments)

luxorion
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Can I use this video in my explanation video?
Of course I will credit you!

DrMudarris
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In scale as the video, the nebulous gas collapsing to super dense stars, is not workable in terms of available mass in the cloud to form the stars. Pretty though.

automaticsteam
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И рече Бог: да соберется вода, яже под небесем, в собрание едино, и да явится суша

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