NASA WEB ·ESO Telescope Sees the Hot Blue Stars of Messier 47

ESO Telescope Sees the Hot Blue Stars of Messier 47

ESO Telescope Sees the Hot Blue Stars of 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-metre 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 re…