Flight through Star Cluster Westerlund 2 — Extended Version | Hubble

Flight through Star Cluster Westerlund 2 — Extended Version | Hubble

This video shows a flight through Hubble’s close-up view of star cluster Westerlund 2, released to celebrate the telescope's 25th year in orbit back in 2015.

Distance: about 20,000 light years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency, G. Bacon, L. Frattare, Z. Levay, and F. Summers (Viz3D Team, STScI), and J. Anderson (STScI)

Acknowledgment: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), A. Nota (ESA/STScI), and the Westerlund 2 Science Team, and ESO

Duration: 1 minute, 26 seconds

Release Date: April 23, 2015

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