This picture of a protostar in its accretion phase in the coldest, darkest, highest pressure of a molecular cloud figures large in understanding how stars form. Details of the image can be found in the posting on how gas bodies optically express themselves. Introduction This is the presentation that I gave at the 2026 Royal Astronomical Society of Canada‘s General Assembly this month (May 2026). I found that it summarizes the star formation process and how I interpret images fairly well and so I posted it here. I hope you enjoy. Thank-you Charles, for your kind introduction. My name is David Payne, I am a retired Professional Chemical Engineer, a member of the Victoria Centre of the RASC, and author
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