The planetary nebula ESO 378-1
This extraordinary bubble, glowing like the ghost of a star in the haunting darkness of space, may appear supernatural and mysterious, but it is a familiar astronomical object: a planetary nebula, the remnants of a dying star. This is the best view of the little-known object ESO 378-1 yet obtained and was captured by ESO’s Very Large Telescope in northern Chile.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso1532a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 5 August 2015, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1532 |
Size: | 3188 x 2950 px |
About the Object
Name: | PN K1-22 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
Distance: | 3500 light years |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 11 26 43.95 |
Position (Dec): | -34° 22' 14.90" |
Field of view: | 6.70 x 6.20 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
---|---|
Optical B | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Optical [O III] | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Optical V | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Optical R | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Optical H-alpha | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |