Journey to The Cosmic Bat Nebula: NGC 1788 in Orion | MPG/ESO Telescope
This zoom video starts with a wide view of the Milky Way and ends with a close-up look at the reflection nebula NGC 1788. Hidden in one of the darkest corners of the Orion constellation, this Cosmic Bat is spreading its hazy wings through interstellar space 1,300 light years away.
Although this ghostly cloud is rather isolated from Orion’s bright stars, their powerful winds and light have a strong impact on the nebula, forging its shape and making it a home to a multitude of infant suns.
The final close-up image was obtained using the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. It combines images taken through blue, green and red filters, as well as a special filter designed to let through the light of glowing hydrogen. The field is about 30 arcminutes across; North is up, and East to the left.
Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinger
Duration: 50 seconds
Release Date: March 14, 2019
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