The Lupus 3 Wall Art including Frame Canvas the neighbouring Magellanic Clouds

the neighbouring Magellanic Clouds

The galaxy UGCA 193

the edge of the full field-of-view is about the size of the diameter of the Moon

Credit: ESO/Igor Chekalin

dust and hot young stars lies in the heart of the Milky Way in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer)

The Lupus 3 Wall Art including Frame Canvas the neighbouring Magellanic CloudsThis evocative image shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty stellar nursery. This cloud is known as Lupus 3 and it lies about 600 light years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). It is likely that the Sun formed in a similar star formation region more than four billion years ago. This picture was taken with the MPG ESO 2. 2 metre telescope