Orion & Horsehead Nebulas over ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile

Orion & Horsehead Nebulas over ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile

The Orion Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula visible in a single exposure over one of the Auxiliary Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Paranal.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/B.Tafreshi 

Release Date: March 29, 2014

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