Open cluster M47 (NGC 2422),optical image. This young open cluster of about 50 stars is around 78 million years old. It is dominated by brilliant blue stars,but also contains a few red giant stars. M47 is around 1600 light years from Earth,in the constellation of Puppis. This image was obtained with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) camera on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. Image released in December 2014 | |
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