Annotated image showing features in the Saturn Nebula
The spectacular planetary nebula NGC 7009, or the Saturn Nebula, emerges from the darkness like a series of oddly-shaped bubbles, lit up in glorious pinks and blues. This colourful image was captured by the powerful MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), as part of a study which mapped the dust inside a planetary nebula for the first time.
This annotated version labels the features of this curious object.
Credit:ESO/J. Walsh
About the Image
Id: | eso1731c |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | 27 September 2017, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1731 |
Size: | 2546 x 2125 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 7009, Saturn Nebula |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
Category: | Illustrations |