Black and White Image of the Center of the Westerlund 2 Cluster (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Black and White Image of the Center of the Westerlund 2 Cluster

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This black-and-white image of the Westerlund 2 star cluster focuses on the central part of the cluster. The image was taken by Hubble in the 800-nanometer wavelength range, in the near-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum just outside the range of visible light. This image was taken as part of astronomer Elena Sabbi's preparatory science project, one goal of which is to use Hubble to identify objects of interest for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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Credits: NASA, ESA, and E. Sabbi (ESA/STScI)

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