The vivid scene is relatively young — cosmically speaking.
Though nowadays the star is long gone, its remnants are visible to eagle-eyed skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the upper right of the frame, the blue-hued Pencil Nebula, or NGC 2736, shines against a backdrop of . The linear shape suggests that it is part of a supernova shockwave of debris that collided with a dense region of gas, causing its distinct glow, according to NASA. The center of the image is dominated by an HII region called RCW 38. The embedded super star cluster is surrounded by billowing clouds of gas and dust. The term"super" is used to describe star clusters when they are more luminous and massive than young star clusters.
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