Fly Through the Sh2-46 Nebula in Serpens | ESO

Fly Through the Sh2-46 Nebula in Serpens | ESO

This video takes us on a journey through the Sh2-46 nebula, located 6,000 light years away, and where not everything is what it seems. The red hues come from hydrogen atoms ionized by the bright blue star at the center of the nebula, but this star may have actually been born elsewhere. The image was taken with the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), hosted at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in Chile.

Credit: ESO/VPHAS+ team
Duration: 1 minute
Release Date: May 5, 2025

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