Star Forming Region NGC 3582 . ... Credit Copyright: Desert Hollow Observatory Explanation: What's happening in the NGC 3582 nebula? Bright stars and interesting molecules are forming. The complex nebula resides in the star forming region called RCW 57. Visible in this image are dense knots of dark interstellar dust , bright stars that have formed in the past few million years, fields of glowing hydrogen gas ionized by these stars, and great loop s of gas expelled by dying stars. ...