An Island of Stars in the Making on the Outskirts of Orion

The delicate nebula NGC 1788, located in a dark and often neglected corner of the Orion constellation, is revealed in a new and finely nuanced image that ESO is releasing today.

Although this ghostly cloud is rather isolated from Orion?s bright stars, the latter?s powerful winds and light have had a strong impact on the nebula, forging its shape and making it home to a multitude of infant suns.


All the stars in this region are extremely young, with an average age of only a million y [...]

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