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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Messier 47


This spectacular image of the star cluster Messier 47 was taken using the Wide Field Imager camera, installed on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. This young open cluster is dominated by a sprinkling of brilliant blue stars but also contains a few contrasting red giant stars.

Image credit: ESO

Note: For more information, see The Hot Blue Stars of Messier 47.

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