Panning across Star Formation Region Gum 41

Panning across Star Formation Region Gum 41

This pan video takes a close up look at an image from the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. It reveals a cloud of hydrogen and newborn stars called Gum 41 in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur). In the middle of this little-known nebula, brilliant hot young stars emit energetic radiation that causes the surrounding hydrogen to glow with a characteristic red hue.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO) 

Duration: 56 seconds

Release Date: April 17, 2014

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