Zooming in on Star Cluster NGC 3572 | ESO

Zooming in on Star Cluster NGC 3572 | ESO

This zoom sequence starts with a broad panorama of the southern sky and closes in on a region of star formation centered on the cluster NGC 3572. The final detailed view was obtained using the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the European Southern Observatory's La Silla Observatory in Chile. It shows how the clouds of gas and dust around the cluster have been sculpted into whimsical bubbles, arcs and the odd features known as elephant trunks by the stellar winds flowing from the bright stars.

Distance: about 9,000 light-years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/G. Beccari/Nick Risinger

Duration: 56 seconds

Release Date: November 19, 2013

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