The Gum 29 Nebula in Carina | ESO
This image shows the amazing intricacies of the vast stellar nursery Gum 29. At its center lies the cluster of young stars Westerlund 2. One object at the bottom of the cluster is in fact a system of two of most massive stars known to astronomers. The image is based on data obtained with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) camera attached to the 2.2-meter Max-Planck/ESO telescope through four different filters (B, V, R, and H-alpha).
Distance: 25,000 light years
Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)
Release Date: Oct. 21, 2008
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