Telescope Snaps Colorful 'Stellar Nursery' »
Posted By Eagle_Eye 4 months ago in Science & Technology(July 8) -- More than 5,500 light years away, clouds of gas and dust are making a very pretty picture.
A telescope at the European Southern Observatory captured new photos of the Omega Nebula in the Milky Way, creating a "pastel fantasy" of color, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
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"The Omega Nebula got its name because it is shaped like the last letter of the Greek alphabet, but it is also commonly called the Swan Nebula.
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This is not the first time the interstellar cloud has been photographed, but the new telescope images are a particularly detailed view of the nebula's center."
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