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is an ideal arena in which to study the interactions between these young stars and their parent molecular clouds

Although planets will later congeal in the disk

The result is a dramatic

Dense pillars of cool hydrogen gas laced with dust appear at the upper left of the picture

Sharpless 29 Wall Art Size:Large (24 x 24) is an ideal arena inThe OmegaCAM imager on ESOs VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula. Credit: ESO