The starry night redux: Dark energy camera captures stars, nebulae, clusters, and more in a rich, van Gogh-esque scene
The Dark Energy Camera has captured a high-resolution image of the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, revealing star-forming regions that resemble Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night'. The image highlights celestial structures like the NGC 6729 nebula and the R Coronae Australis binary star system.
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Advanced imaging technology allows astronomers to better understand star formation processes in our galactic neighborhood.
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Add as preferred source Corona Australis Molecular Cloud. Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA The 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam) captures a vibrant scene filled with swirls and stars reminiscent of Van Gogh's The Starry Night . This new cosmic masterpiece features the glowing nebula NGC 6729 on the left and the globular star cluster NGC 6723 on the right. DECam is mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a program of NSF NOIRLab.
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