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The Prawn Nebula | ESO

The Prawn Nebula | ESO


The glowing jumble of gas clouds visible in new image make up a huge stellar nursery nicknamed the Prawn Nebula. Taken using the VLT Survey Telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, this may well be the sharpest picture ever taken of this object. It shows clumps of hot new-born stars nestled in among the clouds that make up the nebula.

This image also contains information from images of this object taken by Martin Pugh.

Distance: 6,000 light years


Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Acknowledgement: Martin Pugh

Release Date: September 18, 2013


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