Bad Astronomy article with huge image of star birth
A *RIDICULOUSLY* HUGE IMAGE OF SPECTACULAR STAR BIRTH
Syfywire
By Phil Plait
May 2, 2018
Look, I've seen a lot, OK? Globular clusters splayed across my screen, hundreds of thousands of stars sparkling. Galaxies so far away their distance crushes our sensibilities but still detailed enough to make an astronomer weep. Planets up close, worlds upon worlds, textured and varied.
So it takes a lot to make me sit back and go, "Oooof."
That stunning image shows three vast star-forming regions: the Omega Nebula (also called the Swan Nebula, if you see it upside down) on the left, the Eagle in the middle, and Sharpless 2-54 on the right. Each of these is a huge cloud of gas and dust, churning away to birth stars like queen bees in their hives.
http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/a-ridiculously-huge-image-of-spectacular-star-birth
You have got to see the article to see the images-mind blown!
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