The Very Large Telescope (VLT) operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has captured images of a birthing nebula, RCW 34. In the photos, the young stars can be seen releasing hydrogen gas. This is the birth of a brightly light cloud of gas and has been seen in the southern constellation of Vela. Now, the ESO has released the pictures of the nebula.

In the pictures, hot hydrogen gas can be seen moving toward the edge of the nebula. Throughout the nebula, young stars can be seen forming. In the pictures, it looks like the star gas has been dribbling downward from the nebula RCW 34.

The hydrogen gas in the nebula is present around the older stars in the middle. The gas is less dense on the outer edges of the cluster. According to some astronomers, RCW 34 formed in waves where the first stars have been exploding in the center while the subsequent stars have been forming on the outskirts.

Astronomers from the ESO said the pictures captured by VLT have surprised everyone. They said it was not possible to see the core of the nebula as the huge could of champagne dust has blocked the view. It is important to have a clear view of the stars to know the exact history of the nebula, the astronomers said.

The organization for astronomy, ESO, stated that the nebula exhibits high extinction. As per the astronomers, most of the visible light of the nebula was hidden due to the dust, but infrared telescopes helped them in looking inside the nebula.

The astronomers said, "The presence of ionized hydrogen is common in star-forming nebulas, and is created from the large amount of collapsing gas."