Wide-field View of The Serpent's Nebula | European Southern Observatory

Wide-field View of The Serpent's Nebula | European Southern Observatory

This image from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) shows the area around the Serpens Nebula. The Serpens star-forming region is a compact region of star formation. At a distance of about 1,300 light-years, it is close enough for detailed, spatially-resolved studies of its individual young stellar objects.

Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: Oct. 31, 2018

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