Star Cluster Messier 18: A Close-up Look | ESO FriendsofNASA.org: This video sequence takes a close look at a huge 615 megapixel image captured by the OmegaCAM camera attached to the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) located at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. It shows the sky around the star cluster Messier 18. This small smattering of bright blue stars is the perfect cosmic laboratory in which to study the life and death of stars that formed together from the same mas

5.6K views · 3.3K reactions | On January 22, 2014, astronomers imaged a bright new point of light in Messier 82, marking the discovery of SN 2014J. Although the explosion occurred millions of years ago, its light only reached Earth recently, allowing telescopes to capture one of the closest observed supernovas in decades. Follow @spaceeves #Supernova #M82 #Astronomy #SpaceScience | SpaceEve | Facebook