The Star Cluster NGC 6604 and Its Surroundings (IMAGE)

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The Star Cluster NGC 6604 and Its Surroundings

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The star cluster NGC 6604 is shown in this image taken by the Wide Field Imager attached to the 2.2-meter MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. NGC 6604 is the bright grouping towards to the upper left of the image. It is a young star cluster that is the densest part of a more widely scattered association containing about one hundred brilliant blue-white stars. The picture also shows the cluster’s associated nebula -- a cloud of glowing hydrogen gas that is called Sh2-54 -- as well as dust clouds.

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