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Medesa

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Why are molecular lines usually found in infrared and radio regions, not as visible lines?
 
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The smallest dwarf irregular galaxies are no richer in stars than the largest known globular clusters.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Molecules are easily broken up at high temperatures, so few can exist in even the coolest stars. At lower temperatures, there is still enough energy to raise molecules into excited rotational and vibrational states so they emit in the infrared and radio.

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