Dusty Star Formation
A new image from ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile gives an incredibly sharp view of the dust obscuring the star formation region in Messier 78.
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A new image from ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile gives an incredibly sharp view of the dust obscuring the star formation region in Messier 78.