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they have cast off layers of gas periodically over the past couple thousand years

Perseverance

but the excellent optical quality of the VLT and FORS allows us to see an incredible wealth of details

reveals the ring with greater clarity than ever before

astronaut and associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters

H II Region | Sharpless 29 | Milky Way Men's Organic Cotton T-Shirt Color:Navy they have cast off layersThe OmegaCAM imager on ESOs VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula. Credit: ESO