Panning over The Cometary Globule CG4

Panning over The Cometary Globule CG4 | ESO

The cometary globule CG4 glows menacingly, like the gaping mouth of a gigantic celestial creature, in this pan video based on an image from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. What looks huge and bright in this image is actually a faint nebula and not easy to observe. The exact nature of CG4 remains a mystery.

Distance: 1,300 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: February 9, 2015

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