Flight through star cluster Westerlund 2 — fast
This video shows a flight through Hubble’s new close-up view of star cluster Westerlund 2, released to celebrate the telescope's 25th year in orbit.
Credit:NASA, ESA, G. Bacon, L. Frattare, Z. Levay, and F. Summers (Viz3D Team, STScI), and J. Anderson (STScI)
Acknowledgment: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), A. Nota (ESA/STScI), and the Westerlund 2 Science Team, and ESO
About the Video
| Id: | heic1509e |
| Release date: | 23 April 2015, 15:15 |
| Related releases: | heic1509 |
| Duration: | 40 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Westerlund 2 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary |
| Category: | HD Nebulae Star Clusters |
