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The Cometary Globule CG4: Wide-field View

The Cometary Globule CG4: Wide-field View | ESO


This wide-field image shows a rich region of the sky in the constellation of Puppis (The Poop Deck). At the center lies the strange cometary globule CG4. Other interesting objects are also seen, including several much more distant spiral galaxies. This color view was produced from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Distance: 1,300 light years


Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Digitized Sky Survey 2

Release Date: January 28, 2015


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