Zooming in on star formation in the southern Milky Way

This zoom sequence takes the viewer deep into the spectacular southern Milky Way in the constellation of Carina (The Keel). We see two regions where stars are forming, the very rich cluster NGC 3603 and its surroundings and the strange glowing gas clouds known as NGC 3576. The final detailed views come from images taken with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile.

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ESO/G. Beccari/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org). Music: movetwo

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Id:eso1425a
Release date:20 August 2014, 12:00
Related releases:eso1425
Duration:50 s
Frame rate:30 fps

About the Object

Name:NGC 3603
Category:Nebulae
Stars

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