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Old 16-09-2014, 10:35 PM
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Westerlund 1 - an amazing super star cluster

A very intriguing Super star cluster in constellation of Ara. Also known as Ara Cluster, a compact, massive and young cluster of Via Láctea at the outer edge of the bar.

The strong Interestelar Extintion, absortion cause by gas and dust between the observer and object, cause distortions of stars' colors, with a reddish appearance. In my photo very red.

There are many informations about the population of hyper, super and very massive stars, and reference to existence of supernovas, althoug only one remanent was found as magnetar.

An amazing and not usual object and region !

My photo and other from ESO can be seen HERE.

note: IIS has many messages about these super star clusters.
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