Flight to Star Cluster Westerlund 2
This visualization provides a three-dimensional perspective on Hubble's 25th anniversary image of the nebula Gum 29 with the star cluster Westerlund 2 at its core. The flight traverses the foreground stars and approaches the lower left rim of the nebula Gum 29. Passing through the wispy darker clouds on the near side, the journey reveals bright gas illuminated by the intense radiation of the newly formed stars of cluster Westerlund 2. Within the nebula, several pillars of dark, dense gas are being shaped by the energetic light and strong stellar winds from the brilliant cluster of thousands of stars.
A visualization flying into the nebula Gum 29 and the star cluster Westerlund 2 at its core
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA, ESA, G. Bacon, L. Frattare, Z. Levay, and F. Summers (Viz3D Team, STScI), and J. Anderson (STScI)
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Project support
- Frank Summers (STScI)
- Mark Malanoski (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
- Greg Bacon (STScI/Aura)
- Jay Anderson (STScI)
- Lisa Frattare (STScI)
- Zoltan Levay (STScI/Aura)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, September 24, 2015.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 12:28 AM EST.