Flying Through Star Cluster Westerlund 1 [720p]

In this video we fly through the young star cluster Westerlund 1 and close in on the strange magnetar that lies within it. This remarkable cluster contains hundreds of very massive stars, some shining with a brilliance of almost one million suns. European astronomers have for the first time demonstrated that the magnetar — an unusual type of neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field — was formed from a star with at least 40 times as much mass as the Sun.

credit: ESO/L. Calçada

source: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1034a/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Westerlund 1
• magnetar
• neutron star

[47arff]

Do you have a longer version of this? I would love this on my desktop. You could sell this!

[djxatlanta]

@47arff - it's not mine... all credits and source attribution are at the bottom of each video's description. Thank you for watching! =)

[Mina12261]

yamar goyiin

[edpanu1960]

I love it! Absolutely beautiful!

[cometfireato2]

if that wasnt a sun the n what was it? I thought stars were more spaced out and bigger?

[laurawest88]

Dude.... My last name is Westerlund..... Thats freaky!

[GuitarxWolf]

So strong it will suck the iron out of your blood, I can't even begin to think how that would feel and/or look...

[xj9alex]

well, flying through the stars wood be stupid man !!!!

[caparros18]

thank you so much!!!