Panning across the Gum 3 nebula

This video gives us a close-up look at the Gum 3 nebula, a stellar nursery located about 3600 light-years away, between the Monoceros and Canis Major constellations. The image was taken with the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), hosted at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile.

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ESO/VPHAS+ team. Ack.: CASU. Music: Mylonite.

About the Video

Id:potw2424a
Release date:10 June 2024, 06:00
Duration:01 m 05 s
Frame rate:25 fps

About the Object

Name:Gum 3
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission
Early Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Reflection
Category:Nebulae

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