The Sky around Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

The Sky around Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

A newly formed star lights up the surrounding cosmic clouds to create the blue reflection nebula IC 2631 at the center of this striking panorama of gas and dust clouds in the southern constellation of Chameleon. This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Distance: about 500 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: February 10, 2016

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Close-up of Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

Close-up of Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

A newly formed star lights up the surrounding cosmic clouds in this close up look at an image from the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. Dust particles in the vast clouds that surround the star HD 97300 diffuse its light, like a car headlight in enveloping fog, and create the blue reflection nebula IC 2631. Although HD 97300 is in the spotlight for now, the very dust that makes it so hard to miss heralds the birth of additional, potentially scene-stealing, future stars.

Distance: about 500 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: February 10, 2016

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Zooming in on the Young Star in Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

Zooming in on the Young Star in Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

This video journey starts with a view of the spectacular southern Milky Way and then closes in on the inconspicuous southern constellation of Chameleon (The Chameleon). The final image shows a detailed view of the blue reflection nebula IC 2631 around the young star HD 97300.

Distance: about 500 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/N. Risinger/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: February 10, 2016

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Young Star Lights Up Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

Young Star Lights Up Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

A newly formed star lights up the surrounding cosmic clouds in this image from the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. Dust particles in the vast clouds that surround the star HD 97300 diffuse its light, like a car headlight in enveloping fog, and create the reflection nebula IC 2631. Although HD 97300 is in the spotlight for now, the very dust that makes it so hard to miss heralds the birth of additional, potentially scene-stealing, future stars.

Distance: about 500 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Release Date: February 10, 2016

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Clouded Star Birth at Lupus 3 | ESO

Clouded Star Birth at Lupus 3 | ESO

ESOcast 148 Light:  In the star-forming region Lupus 3, in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion), dazzlingly hot stars are born from collapsing masses of gas and dust.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Editing: Nico Bartmann

Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida

Written by: Nicole Shearer and Richard Hook

Footage and photos: ESO, R. Colombari, Digitized Sky Survey 2, N. Risinger, M. Kornmesser, NASA, SDO, L.Calcada, B. Tafreshi, G. Lombardi  

Directed by: Nico Bartmann

Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen

Duration: 1 minute, 19 seconds

Release Date: January 31, 2018

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Lupus 3 Dark Cloud and Associated Hot Young Stars: Wide-field View | ESO

Lupus 3 Dark Cloud and Associated Hot Young Stars:  Wide-field View | ESO

This wide-field view shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming along with cluster of brilliant stars that have already burst out of their dusty stellar nursery. This cloud is known as Lupus 3 and it lies about 600 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). It is likely that the Sun formed in a similar star formation region more than four billion years ago. This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

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Star Formation Region Lupus 3 | ESO

Star Formation Region Lupus 3 | ESO

A dark cloud of cosmic dust snakes across this spectacular wide field image, illuminated by the brilliant light of new stars. This dense cloud is a star-forming region called Lupus 3, where dazzlingly hot stars are born from collapsing masses of gas and dust. This image was created from images taken using the VLT Survey Telescope and the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope and is the most detailed image taken so far of this region.

Distance: about 600 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/R. Colombari

Release Date: January 31, 2018

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Lupus 3 Dark Cloud: Close-up View | ESO

Lupus 3 Dark Cloud: Close-up View | ESO

This close-up image shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty stellar nursery. This cloud is known as Lupus 3 and it lies about 600 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). 

It is likely that the Sun formed in a similar star formation region more than four billion years ago. This picture was taken with the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile and is among the best images ever taken of this little-known object.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Release Date: July 26, 2013

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Panning across the Lupus 3 Star-forming Region | ESO

Panning across the Lupus 3 Star-forming Region | ESO

This pan video takes a close look at the spectacular Lupus 3 star-forming region. A dark cloud of cosmic dust snakes across the picture, illuminated by the brilliant light of new stars. This dense cloud is a star-forming region called Lupus 3, where dazzlingly hot stars are born from collapsing masses of gas and dust. This image was created from images taken using the VLT Survey Telescope and the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope and is the most detailed image taken so far of this region.

Distance: about 600 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/R. Colombari

Release Date: January 31, 2018

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Zooming in on the Lupus 3 Star-forming Region | ESO

Zooming in on the Lupus 3 Star-forming Region | ESO

This zoom sequence starts with a view of the central parts of the Milky Way. We close in on a region in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). The final view is a combined image from data from both the VLT Survey Telescope and the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. It shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already burst out of their dusty stellar nursery. This cloud is known as Lupus 3 and it lies about 600 light-years from Earth. It is likely that the Sun formed in a similar star formation region more than four billion years ago.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/R. Colombari/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinger

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: January 31, 2018

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The Lupus 3 Dark Cloud with Hot Young Blue Stars | ESO

The Lupus 3 Dark Cloud with Hot Young Blue Stars | ESO

This evocative image shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty stellar nursery. This cloud is known as Lupus 3 and it lies about 600 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). 

It is likely that the Sun formed in a similar star formation region more than four billion years ago. This picture was taken with the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile and is among the best images ever taken of this little-known object.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/F. Comeron

Release Date: January 16, 2013

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Revealing the Galactic Neighborhood of Lenticular Galaxy NGC 1316 | ESO

Revealing the Galactic Neighborhood of Lenticular Galaxy NGC 1316 | ESO

Countless galaxies vie for attention in this dazzling image of the Fornax Cluster, some appearing only as pinpricks of light while others dominate the foreground. One of these is the lenticular galaxy NGC 1316. The turbulent past of this much-studied galaxy has left it with a delicate structure of loops, arcs and rings that astronomers have now imaged in greater detail than ever before with the VLT Survey Telescope.

This image was processed with the VST-Tube data reduction program.

Note that the bright stars in this image are surrounded by round features, some orange and some pale blue or white, that are caused by reflections within the telescope and camera optics. These artifacts are not real celestial objects.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/A. Grado and L. Limatola

Release Date: October 25, 2017

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Galaxies NGC 1316 & 1317: Wide-field View | ESO

Galaxies NGC 1316 & 1317: Wide-field View | ESO

This picture shows the sky around the pair of galaxies NGC 1316 and 1317. It was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Distance: about 60 million light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Release Date: April 2, 2014

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Zooming in on Galaxies NGC 1316 & 1317 in Fornax | Hubble

Zooming in on Galaxies NGC 1316 & 1317 in Fornax | Hubble

This zoom starts with a wide spread of sky, including the familiar constellation of Orion (The Hunter) at the upper right and the Large Magellanic Cloud at the upper left. We then close in on the less dramatic constellation of Fornax (The Furnace) and see two galaxies close together. These are the contrasting pair of galaxies NGC 1316 and the smaller 1317. Although NGC 1317 appears to be relative unperturbed, its larger neighbor bears the scars of a turbulent history during which it has engulfed smaller galaxies.

Distance: about 60 million light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2/A. Fujii/Nick Risinger

Duration: 56 seconds

Release Date: April 2, 2014

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Hubble Spies Cosmic Dust Bunnies: Giant Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1316

Hubble Spies Cosmic Dust Bunnies: Giant Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1316

Like dust bunnies that lurk in corners and under beds, surprisingly complex loops and blobs of cosmic dust lie hidden in the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 1316. This image made from data obtained with the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope reveals the dust lanes and star clusters of this giant galaxy that give evidence that it was formed from a past merger of two gas-rich galaxies.

Distance: 60 million light years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Release Date: March 31, 2005

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Galaxies in Fornax: One of a Pair | Hubble Space Telescope

Galaxies in Fornax: One of a Pair | Hubble Space Telescope

In this image, the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope peers into the spiral galaxy NGC 1317 in the constellation Fornax, more than 50 million light-years from Earth. This galaxy is one of a pair, but NGC 1317’s rowdy larger neighbor NGC 1316 lies outside Hubble’s field of view. Despite the absence here of its neighboring galaxy, NGC 1317 is accompanied in this image by two objects from very different parts of the Universe. The bright point ringed with a criss-cross pattern is a star from our own galaxy surrounded by diffraction spikes, whereas the redder elongated smudge is a distant galaxy lying far beyond NGC 1317.

The data presented in this image are from a vast observing campaign of hundreds of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys. Combined with data from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) research facility in the Atacama desert, these observations help astronomers chart the connections between vast clouds of cold gas and the fiercely hot young stars that form within them. ALMA’s unparalleled sensitivity at long wavelengths identified vast reservoirs of cold gas throughout the local Universe, and Hubble’s sharp vision pinpointed clusters of young stars, as well as measuring their ages and masses. 

Often the most exciting astronomical discoveries require this kind of telescope teamwork, with cutting-edge facilities working together and providing astronomers with information across the electromagnetic spectrum. The same applies to future telescopes, with Hubble’s observations laying the groundwork for future science with the NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble & NASA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team

Release Date: November 29, 2021

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