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The Star Formation Region Gum 41 | ESO

The Star Formation Region Gum 41 | ESO

This image from the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile reveals a cloud of hydrogen and newborn stars called Gum 41. In the middle of this little-known nebula, brilliant hot young stars emit energetic radiation that causes the surrounding hydrogen to glow with a characteristic red hue.

Distance: 7,500 light years


Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Release Date: April 16, 2014


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