PHOTOS: "Jupiter's Ghost," Galaxies Mark Skywatch Event

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Radiation from young stars lights up wispy dust clouds in a stellar nursery called RCW 57, seen in a newly released image taken by the Gemini South Observatory in Chile. (See more star pictures.)

The telescope's "twin," Gemini North in Hawaii, was the first control room visited during the Around the World in 80 Telescopes webcast, held on April 3-4, 2009, UT.

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— Image courtesy Gemini Observatory Legacy Image
 
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