The MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile captured this richly colourful view of the bright star cluster NGC 3532. Some of the stars still shine with a hot bluish colour, but many of the more massive ones have become red giants and glow with a rich orange hue.
Credit:
ESO/G. Beccari
About the Object
Name: NGC 3532
Type: • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open
• X - Star Clusters
Distance: 1300 light years
Constellation: Carina
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Optical B MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical V MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical H-alpha MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Infrared I MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
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The MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile captured this richly colourful view of the bright star cluster NGC 3532. Some of the stars still shine with a hot bluish colour, but many of the more massive ones have become red giants and glow with a rich orange hue.