The Sculptor galaxy is a stunning spiral galaxy, 11 million light-years away, and it is currently experiencing an intense period of star formation. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783, yet we can guarantee that a new view of the Sculptor Galaxy by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope has never been seen before.

Astronomers have created a galactic masterpiece: an ultra-detailed image that reveals previously unseen features in the Sculptor galaxy. Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT),

The galactic masterpiece combines over 100 exposures to reveal previously unseen features of stars in formation.