The OmegaCAM camera on ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re-emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1740/
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The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
13 December 2017
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11 December 2017: The latest issue of the free magazine Science in School is now available online and in printed form. This European journal for science teachers offers up-to-date information on cutting-edge science ...
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7 December 2017: ESO’s governing body, the Council, has just authorised additional spending to cover the cost of both the five inner rings of segments for the main mirror (M1) of the ...
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interview with: Max Kraus
12 December 2017: High up in the mountains of Chile, ESO’s telescopes are literally built on shaky ground. They operate in some of the most active seismic regions in the world, at the ...
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