{"id":15332,"date":"2017-12-13T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15332"},"modified":"2017-12-12T22:44:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T03:44:37","slug":"eso-a-sharpless-stellar-nursery-comes-into-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15332","title":{"rendered":"ESO: A Sharpless stellar nursery comes into focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest report from\u00a0ESO<\/a> (European Souther Observatory):<\/p>\n

Stellar Nursery Blooms into View<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The OmegaCAM imager on ESO\u2019s VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re-emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula.<\/em> [Full size image<\/a>.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>The OmegaCAM camera on ESO\u2019s VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re-emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula.<\/p>\n

The region of sky pictured is listed in the\u00a0Sharpless catalogue<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0H II regions<\/a>: interstellar clouds of ionised gas, rife with star formation. Also known as Sh 2-29,\u00a0Sharpless 29<\/a>\u00a0is located about 5500 light-years away in the constellation of\u00a0Sagittarius<\/a> (The Archer), next door to the larger\u00a0Lagoon Nebula<\/a>. It contains many astronomical wonders, including the highly active star formation site of\u00a0NGC 6559<\/a>, the\u00a0nebula<\/a>\u00a0at the centre of the image.<\/p>\n