Planetary Nebula CVMP 1 in Circinus | Gemini South Telescope

Planetary Nebula CVMP 1 in Circinus | Gemini South Telescope

The international Gemini Observatory composite color image of the planetary nebula CVMP 1 captured by the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Gemini South telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile. CVMP 1 formed as the result of a massive star throwing off its outer layers at the end of its life.

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/National Science Foundation (NSF)/Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)

Release Date: Feb. 20, 2020

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