This glittering star cluster that contains some of the brightest stars our galaxy. Trumpler 14 is located 8,000 light-years away in a large star-formation region called the Carina Nebula. Because the cluster is relatively young, only 500,000 years old, it has one of the highest concentrations of massive, luminous stars in the entire Milky Way.
The dark spot left of center is a blob of gas and dust seen in silhouette.
Image Credit: NASA / ESA
That dark spot caught my eye first off. That’s a rather thick cloud of gas/dust!
I was going to say the same thing. That is one thick, dense blob of gas.
I think it is called “Parvocampus Gaseous Mass 02” which is not to be confused with the other thick, dense gaseous mass currently found in Wisconsin.
“…a blob of gas and dust…”
Must. Not. Make. Biwwy. Joke.