Zooming in on Star Cluster IC 4651 | ESO

Zooming in on Star Cluster IC 4651 | ESO

This video starts with a view of the southern Milky Way and takes us on a journey towards the open star cluster IC 4651, in the constellation of Ara (The Altar). The MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory in Chile captured the final rich and colorful close-up view.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinger 

Duration: 56 seconds

Release Date: August 19, 2015

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