Circinus West: A dark nebula harboring a nest of newly formed stars

Circinus West: A dark nebula harboring a nest of newly formed stars

A celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image captured from Chile with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy–fabricated Dark Energy Camera—one of the most powerful digital cameras in the world. Within this stellar nursery's opaque boundaries, infant stars ignite within cold, dense gas and dust, while outflows hurtle leftover material into space.

Circinus West Molecular Cloud: A Vast Stellar Nursery

Circinus West Molecular Cloud: A Vast Stellar Nursery | Victor Blanco TelescopeA celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image taken with the Department of Energy-fabricated 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam)—one of the most powerful digital cameras in the world. Within this stellar nursery's opaque boundaries, infant stars ignite from cold, dense gas and dust, while outflows hurtle leftover material …

A celestial shadow known as the molecular cloud of Circinus West ramp through this image captured from Chile with the department of 570 megapixels of the fascinate black energy camera – one of the most powerful digital cameras in the world. Within the opaque limits of this star, the infantile stars sink into [...]

Circinus West: A Dark Nebula Harboring a Nest of Newly Formed Stars - Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera spots a puddle of cosmic ink staining the starry night sky

A celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image captured from Chile with the 570-megapixel Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera — one of the most powerful digital cameras in the world. Within this stellar nursery's opaque boundaries, infant stars ignite within cold, dense gas and dust, while outflows hurtle leftover material into space.