H II Region | Sharpless 29 | Milky Way Men's Organic Cotton T-Shirt Color:Navy astronaut and associate administrator of

astronaut and associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters

Glimpses below the clouds reveal volcanoes and deformed mountains

It was produced from three images

but the excellent optical quality of the VLT and FORS allows us to see an incredible wealth of details

H II Region | Sharpless 29 | Milky Way Men's Organic Cotton T-Shirt Color:Navy astronaut and associate administrator ofThe OmegaCAM imager on ESOs VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula. Credit: ESO