Zooming in on the star cluster NGC 6604

This zoom starts with a broad panorama of the brightest and most spectacular parts of the Milky Way. We slowly zoom in on a region featuring the famous Eagle Nebula, but the final object of attention is the star cluster NGC 6604 and its surrounding gas and dust clouds. The final view is a detailed image of the cluster’s environment from the Wide Field Imager attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile.

Credit:

ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org). Music: John Dyson (from the album Moonwind).

About the Video

Id:eso1218a
Release date:25 April 2012, 12:00
Related releases:eso1218
Duration:56 s
Frame rate:30 fps

About the Object

Name:NGC 6604
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Category:Star Clusters

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