The Red Rectangle Nebula: Ground-based Telescope View

The Red Rectangle Nebula: Ground-based Telescope View

This ground-based image was taken with the European Southern Observatory's New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla Observatory. The image is constructed from three exposures through a blue filter, Hydrogen-alpha filter and a red filter. 

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA), European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Hans van Winckel (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)

Release Date: May 11, 2004

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