A spectacular and brilliant tapestry of young stars, like a sky of fireworks, was published in the Twitter account Hubble as the official image of its 25th anniversary.
“The Hubble completely transformed our conception of the universe. This image full of stars and glowing gas is perfect for celebrating 25 years of exciting science Hubble, “said John Grunsfeld, astronaut and NASA associate administrator.
The US space agency chose the “Newseum” museum of Washington for the central act of 25th birthday of the telescope, which revealed the expected official image of the celebration, a tribute to the amazing photographs has offered the Hubble since its launch on April 24 1990.
The selected image is a cluster of about 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2, after the Swedish astronomer Bengt Westerlund, who discovered it in the 1970s.
This star cluster It is located about 20,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Carina, has about 2 million years, and contains some of the largest and most luminous stars in the galaxy.
This is a stellar cluster very Young, in astronomical terms, so there has not been time for the stars to disperse deeper into interstellar space, allowing astronomers to learn about how it was formed.
During his long mission The Hubble has revolutionized the vision of the universe and made some of the most innovative discoveries in astronomy of the twentieth century.
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