Trumpler 16 stars and nebula, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image. Dominating this area of space are a pair of colossal stars at lower centre, WR 25 an
Trumpler 16 stars and nebula, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image. Dominating this area of space are a pair of colossal stars at lower centre, WR 25 and Tr16-244, part of the open star cluster Trumpler 16. This cluster is embedded within the Carina Nebula, which is 7500 light years from Earth in the constellation of Carina. WR 25 is a Wolf-Rayet star. For a close-up of the stars, see image C041/7558. This optical and infrared image was obtained with the HST's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) sensor. Image published in 2008.
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Photo credit: © NASA, ESA and Jesus Maiz Apellaniz (Instituto de AstrofÃÂsica de Andalucia, Spain)/STScI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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