Tag Archive for 'Lupus 3'

The two young, low-mass protostars HR 5999 and HR 6000 illuminate nearby dust, creating the reflection nebula Bernes 149. These stars grew out of the dusty dark cloud of Lupus 3, part of a larger complex of as many as nine dark clouds. Image credit: CTIO / NOIRLab / DOE / NSF / AURA / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / D. de Martin & M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

Dark Energy Camera Captures Protostars in Nearby Interstellar Cloud

May 18, 2023 by News Staff

Using the 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera at NSF/NOIRLab Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, astronomers have produced a stunning image...

This image of the Lupus 3 star-forming region was created from images taken using ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope and the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope and is the most detailed image taken so far of this region. Image credit: R. Colombari / ESO.

ESO Releases High-Definition Photo of Star-Forming Region Lupus 3

Jan 31, 2018 by News Staff

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) today released the most detailed image taken so far of a star-forming region called Lupus 3. This image of the...