VLT takes a close look at NGC 6357
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 07:31
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) -- ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has taken the most detailed image so far of a spectacular part of the stellar nursery called NGC 6357. The view shows many hot young stars, glowing clouds of gas and weird dust formations sculpted by ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds.