Hidden views of vast stellar nurseries (ESOcast 262 Light)
Using ESO's VISTA telescope, astronomers have created a vast infrared atlas of five nearby stellar nurseries by piecing together more than one million images.
These large mosaics reveal young stars in the making, embedded in thick clouds of dust. Thanks to these observations, astronomers have a unique tool with which to decipher the complex puzzle of stellar birth.
Credit:ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Claudia Sciarma and Jonas Enander.
Music: Stellardrone — Stardurst.
Footage and photos: ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, B. Tafreshi.
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.
