Pan across Star Cluster Westerlund 2 | Hubble

Pan across Star Cluster Westerlund 2 | Hubble

This video shows a pan across an image of star cluster Westerlund 2, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space telescope and released to celebrate its 25th year in orbit in 2015.

Distance: about 20,000 light years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), A. Nota (ESA/STScI), and the Westerlund 2 Science Team

Duration: 56 seconds

Release Date: April 23, 2015

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