Westerlund 2, 25th Anniversary of the Hubble Telescope
by The Hubble Space Telescope
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Westerlund 2, 25th Anniversary of the Hubble Telescope
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The Hubble Space Telescope
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Image title: Westerlund 2, 25th Anniversary of the Hubble Telescope.
This astronomical star cluster was named after Swedish astronomer Bengt Westerlund. It is 20,000 light years from earth in the constellation Carina and contains around 3,000 stars. The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into space on April 24, 1990. The red colors in the nebula are largely represent hydrogen, while the bluish-green hues are mostly oxygen.
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