Census taken with the GTC of the biggest  'nursery' of stars observable from the northern hemisphere

Image of the supercluster Cygnus 0B2. Source: IPHAS / Spitzer / Nick Wright (CfA).
Image of the supercluster Cygnus 0B2. Source: IPHAS / Spitzer / Nick Wright (CfA).
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With the participation of the IAC, a total of 64,000 objects have been identified in the study of this region of massive star formation.

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