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Image of the day 07/02/2022

B68 - LDN 157 - One of the Coldest Places in the Universe, Chen Wu
B68 - LDN 157 - One of the Coldest Places in the Universe, Chen Wu

B68 - LDN 157 - One of the Coldest Places in the Universe

Image of the day 07/02/2022

B68 - LDN 157 - One of the Coldest Places in the Universe, Chen Wu
B68 - LDN 157 - One of the Coldest Places in the Universe, Chen Wu

B68 - LDN 157 - One of the Coldest Places in the Universe

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At 16K, this is one of the coldest places in the universe. 

The total acquisition time is 7.5 hours:
Red: 300s * 28
Green: 300s *32
Blue: 300s *32

The infrared view from ESO revealed more than 1000 stars behind the dark clouds.


There is a Little Ghost Nebula (NGC6369) down below. 


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B68 - LDN 157 - One of the Coldest Places in the Universe, Chen Wu