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The star formation region NGC 3324
2012-02-01
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- Photograph
- Museum
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- Credit line
- http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1207a/
- Rights
- CC BY 4.0, as the museum states it.
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- Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed
About this work
The Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory has imaged a region of star formation called NGC 3324. The intense radiation from several of NGC 3324's massive, blue-white stars has carved out a cavity in the surrounding gas and dust. The ultraviolet radiation from these young hot stars also cause the gas cloud to glow in rich colours.
