The Medusa Nebula: Wide-field view | ESO

The Medusa Nebula: Wide-field view | ESO

This wide-field view shows the sky around the large but faint planetary nebula known as the Medusa Nebula. The full extent of the object can be seen, as well as many faint stars and, far beyond them, numerous distant galaxies.This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Distance: 1,500 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Release Date: May 20, 2015

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