First (of many) Gorgeous Pictures from the New VISTA

The Flame Nebula, as taken by the new VISTA visible and near-infrared camera. Click on the image for a zoomable hi-res image. Image Credit: ESO

Well, the WISE infrared all-sky satellite may be delayed until Monday, but the new infrared southern sky survey telescope VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) right here on Earth has gone online and released its first few gorgeous pictures.(...)
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