The small smattering of bright blue stars in the upper left of this vast new 615 megapixel ESO image is the perfect cosmic laboratory in which to study the life and death of stars. (sciencedaily.com)
In this image it is a region of contrasts, with thick dark trails set against the glare of bright blue stars at the centre. (sciencedaily.com)
The beautiful bright blue stars of NGC 206 betray its youth - but close, systematic studies of variable stars in and around NGC 206 will also accurately reveal its distance. (apod.nasa.gov)