Left: Multi-colour image of Herschel observations of RCW36 in the constellation Vela, showing cold dust (in red) and warm dust (in green and blue). The area to be mapped with SOFIA is indicated in gray, with the lower half already observed in an earlier observing campaign in the spectroscopic line of ionized carbon (CII) at 158 µm wavelength. The resulting map is displayed at the right side.
The flying observatory SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy) was stationed at Cologne Bonn Airport until 16 March 2021 / A research team from the University of Cologne used it to observe regions of the sky in which stars are forming
The flying observatory SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy) has successfully completed its observation flights from Cologne Bonn Airport. ...
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