Zooming in on Planetary Nebula NGC 2899 | ESO

Zooming in on Planetary Nebula NGC 2899 | ESO

This video sequence starts from a wide field of the region of the sky around NGC 2899 and closes in on the planetary nebula. The final very detailed view comes from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile.

Credits: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinger  

Music: Astral Electronic

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: July 30, 2020

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