ESOcast 205 Light: The Rosy Glow of a Cosmic Seagull
Colourful and wispy Sharpless 2-296 forms the “wings” of an area of sky known as the Seagull Nebula — named for its resemblance to a gull in flight. This celestial bird contains a fascinating mix of intriguing astronomical objects. Glowing clouds weave amid dark dust lanes and bright stars. The Seagull Nebula — made up of dust, hydrogen, helium and traces of heavier elements — is the hot and energetic birthplace of new stars.
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The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases.
Credit:ESO
Directed by: Herbert Zodet.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Javier Enciso and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Laura Hiscott and Calum Turner.
Music: John Stanford – Deep Space (johnstanfordmusic.com).
Footage and photos: ESO, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), M. Kornmesser and Y. Beletsky (LCO).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.
About the Video
Id: | eso1913a |
Release date: | 7 August 2019, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1913 |
Duration: | 01 m 16 s |
Frame rate: | 25 fps |
About the Object
Name: | Seagull Nebula |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula |
Category: | ESOcast |