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Zooming in on Star Cluster Messier 18 | ESO

Zooming in on Star Cluster Messier 18 | ESO

This sequence takes the viewer from a wide view of the Milky Way deep into the central regions, where many bright star forming regions and star clusters can be seen. The final view is a close-up of the sky around the bright star cluster Messier 18 taken with the VLT Survey Telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory.


Credit: European Southern Observatory/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinge

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: August 10, 2016


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