Summary

Description	Using ESO's VISTA telescope, astronomers have created a vast infrared atlas of five nearby stellar nurseries by piecing together more than one million images. These large mosaics reveal young stars in the making, embedded in thick clouds of dust. Thanks to these observations, astronomers have a unique tool with which to decipher the complex puzzle of stellar birth. Credit: ESO Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner. Editing: Angelos Tsaousis. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Claudia Sciarma and Jonas Enander. Music: Stellardrone — Stardurst. Footage and photos: ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, B. Tafreshi. Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.
Date	2023-05-10
Source	commons.wikimedia.org
Author	ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, B. Tafreshi.

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Attribution: ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, B. Tafreshi., 2023-05-10