Bright Star Cluster NGC 2367: Wide-field View | ESO

Bright Star Cluster NGC 2367: Wide-field View | ESO

This wide-field view of the sky around the star cluster NGC 2367 was created from photographic material forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The cluster itself is the tight knot of blue stars at the center of the picture.

Distance: over 7,000 light years

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: July 1, 2015

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