Tour of Star-Forming Region Sharpless 2-106

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A 3-D visualization of the star-forming region Sharpless 2-106 (a.k.a. S106) takes us through a wonderland of stars and glowing gas.

For information on how these animations are made, try these links:

http://hubblesite.org/blog/2012/01/a-new-perspective-on-hubble-images/

http://webcast.stsci.edu/webcast/detail.xhtml?talkid=1583&parent=1