Colourful Celestial Landscape
New observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope show the star cluster RCW 38 in all its glory.
The VLT unveiled RCW 38 and its surrounding clouds of brightly glowing gas in exquisite detail...
...with dark tendrils of dust threading through the bright core of this young gathering of stars.
Previous images of this region taken in optical wavelengths show far fewer stars...
...as dust and gas block our view of the cluster.
This image was captured in the infrared, allowing us to peer through the gas and dust...
...and delve into the heart of this beautiful star cluster.
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