Spectacular Stellar Nursery IC 2944 Wall Art Size:Medium (16 x 16) It is likely that Thackeray’s

It is likely that Thackeray’s globules will be destroyed before they can collapse and form new stars

The red giant is a variable star

8 billion miles

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

NGC 1398’s graceful spiral arms stem from a straight bar

Spectacular Stellar Nursery IC 2944 Wall Art Size:Medium (16 x 16) It is likely that Thackeray’sThis intriguing new view of a spectacular stellar nursery IC 2944 is being released to celebrate a milestone: 15 years of ESOs Very Large Telescope. This image also shows a group of thick clouds of dust known as the Thackeray globules silhouetted against the pale pink glowing gas of the nebula. These globules are under fierce bombardment from the ultraviolet radiation from nearby hot young stars. They are both being eroded away and also fragmenting,