Zooming in on The Swan Nebula: Messier 17 | ESO

Zooming in on The Swan Nebula: Messier 17 | ESO

This zoom video sequence takes us from a broad vista of the bright central parts of the Milky Way right into a close-up view of the bright star formation region Messier 17. The final detailed view is from the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory in Chile.

Distance: 5,500 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO), N. Risinger

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: Sept. 25, 2015

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