ESO’s New Technology Telescope (NTT) has captured a striking image of the open cluster NGC 2100. This brilliant star cluster is around 15 million years old, and located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The cluster is surrounded by glowing gas from the nearby Tarantula Nebula.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1133/
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Space Scoop - the children's version of this release is available at: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1133/kids/
Kind regards,
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
7 September 2011
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