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Image: The VST captures three spectacular nebulae in one image

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Description: Two of the sky’s more famous residents share the stage with a lesser-known neighbour in this enormous three gigapixel image from ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST). On the right lies the faint, glowing cloud of gas called Sharpless 2-54, the iconic Eagle Nebula (Messier 16) is in the centre, and the Omega Nebula (Messier 17) to the left. This cosmic trio makes up just a portion of a vast complex of gas and dust within which new stars are springing to life and illuminating their surroundings.
Title: The VST captures three spectacular nebulae in one image
Credit: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1719a/
Author: European Southern Observatory
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