Bright-white stars fill the center of the image. They are backlit by a blue cloud of gas and dust. Right side of the image holds a rusty-red cloud with dark dust lanes.

Dazzling diamonds of Trumpler 14

Some of our galaxy’s most massive, luminous stars burn 8,000 light-years away in the open cluster Trumpler 14.

Credits: NASA, ESA, and J. Maíz Apellániz (Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, Spain); Acknowledgment: N. Smith (University of Arizona)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, and J. Maíz Apellániz (Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, Spain); Acknowledgment: N. Smith (University of Arizona)
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