Thursday, October 2, 2014

ScienceDaily: Galaxies News

ScienceDaily: Galaxies News


Astronomy: Wild ducks take flight in open cluster

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:02 AM PDT

The Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile has taken this beautiful image, dappled with blue stars, of one of the most star-rich open clusters currently known -- Messier 11, also known as NGC 6705 or the Wild Duck Cluster.

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