In this image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), light from blazing blue stars energises the gas left over from the stars’ recent formation. The result is a strikingly colourful emission nebula, called LHA 120-N55, in which the stars are adorned with a mantle of glowing gas. Astronomers study these beautiful displays to learn about the conditions in places where new stars develop.
Het persbericht, de afbeeldingen en de video's zijn te vinden op:
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1616/
Met vriendelijke groet,
Ms. Marieke Baan
ESON Netherlands
Nederlandse Onderzoekschool voor Astronomie
eson-netherlands@eso.org
18 mei 2016
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