Photograph the process of birth and death of stars

The Southern European Astronomical Observatory has just captured a photograph of the formation and death of stars at the Large Magellanic Clound (the large Magellanic Nebula).

According to Science.com, the LMC galaxy is located 163,000 light-years from Earth. This is one of the Milky Way's closest neighbors. In the southern hemisphere, we can observe this galaxy with the naked eye.

The photo captures the area of ​​the Dragon Head Nebula, where the stars were born and died - (Photo: Earthsky)

A special photo was taken by a South Europe Observatory VLT telescope in Chile capturing an area called NGC2035 in the LMC galaxy. Due to its strange appearance, this is an area nicknamed Dragon's Head Nebula .

In the picture, the right bright area is the new stars that form and shine, creating a tremendous amount of heat. These stars often burn very bright but have a short lifetime if compared to our sun.

In contrast, the cloud of gas and dust on the left side of the picture is the remnant of the dead stars. Due to their enormous size, they quickly burned off the fuel, became unstable and exploded (supernova) at the end of life. Their death left these marks on.

'This photo is like a work of art - BBC quoted Southern Europe Observatory Olivier Hainaut - When you look at it, you realize that you are witnessing small parts of the universe right next to you. me Stars that are born and die are evidence that the universe is moving and evolving '.