February 5, 2015

VLT image of the cometary globule CG4

VLT image of the cometary globule CG4  VLT image of the cometary globule CG4   Like the gaping mouth of a gigantic celestial creature, the cometary globule CG4 glows menacingly in this image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Although it looks huge and bright in this image it is actually a faint nebula and not easy to observe. The exact nature of CG4 remains a mystery.  Image Credit: ESO Explanation from: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1503a/

Like the gaping mouth of a gigantic celestial creature, the cometary globule CG4 glows menacingly in this image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Although it looks huge and bright in this image it is actually a faint nebula and not easy to observe. The exact nature of CG4 remains a mystery.

Image Credit: ESO
Explanation from: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1503a/

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