Planetary Nebula NGC 2899: Stunning Space Butterfly | ESO

Planetary Nebula NGC 2899: Stunning Space Butterfly | ESO

ESOcast 227 Light: Astronomers using European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have imaged a 'space butterfly', a planetary nebula known as NGC 2899. This video offers stunning views of this object and the science behind it.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Directed by: Herbert Zodet

Editing: Herbert Zodet

Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida

Written by: Stephanie Rowlands, Emma Foxell and Bárbara Ferreira

Music: Stan Dart—The Long Way

Footage and photos: ESO, C. Malin, Digitized Sky Survey 2 and Nick Risinger

Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova

Duration: 1 minute, 26 seconds

Release Date: July 30, 2020

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