Westerlund 2 cluster and nebula, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image. The central region, containing the star cluster, blends visible-light data taken by the HST's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and near-infrared data from the HST's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). The surrounding region shows optical (visible light) observations by the ACS. This open star cluster is 20, 000 light years away, in the constellation of Carina. Image published in 2015. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / STScI), and the Westerlund 2 Science Team / AURA), A. Nota (ESA / NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI |
Taille de l’image : | 3417 px × 2560 px |
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