Embark on a visual journey 2,500 light-years into space to witness the intricate structures of the Circinus West molecular cloud. This stunning view was captured by the 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera.
DECam is mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.
Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab) Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) Edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
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