Waspie_Dwarf Posted July 15, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Colourful Celestial Landscape Quote New observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope show the star cluster RCW 38 in all its glory. This image was taken during testing of the HAWK-I camera with the GRAAL adaptive optics system. It shows RCW 38 and its surrounding clouds of brightly glowing gas in exquisite detail, with dark tendrils of dust threading through the bright core of this young gathering of stars. This image shows the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by the HAWK-I infrared imager mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. By gazing into infrared wavelengths, HAWK-I can examine dust-shrouded star clusters like RCW 38, providing an unparalleled view of the stars forming within. This cluster contains hundreds of young, hot, massive stars, and lies some 5500 light-years away in the constellation of Vela (The Sails). Read More: ESO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Meeseeks Posted July 15, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 15, 2018 What a site to see... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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