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Panning across Star Cluster RCW 38 | ESO

Panning across Star Cluster RCW 38 | ESO

This pan video takes a close look at the dramatic star formation region RCW 38 in the constellation of Vela (The Sails). The view of this region was captured during testing of the HAWK-I camera with the GRAAL adaptive optics system, which is installed on the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile.

Distance: about 5,500 light years


Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: July 11, 2018


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