RCW 106 is a sprawling cloud of gas and dust located about 12 000 light-years away in the southern constellation of Norma (The Carpenter’s Square). The region gets its name from being the 106th entry in a catalogue of H II regions in the southern Milky Way. H II regions like RCW 106 are clouds of hydrogen gas that are being ionised by the intense starlight of scorching-hot, young stars, causing them to glow and display weird and wonderful shapes. <br /> <br />Credit ESO, the European Southern Observatory <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1607 <br /> <br />Music with thanks to: <br /> <br />Lee Rosevere "Wandering" <br />http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />Jahzzar "XX" <br /> <br />http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/ <br /> <br />.
