eso_eso1731e September 27th, 2017
Credit: ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
This image from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 shows the sky around the bright planetary nebula NGC 7009, often called the Saturn Nebula on account of its curious shape. The nebula appears as a bright blue disc at the centre of the picture and many faint galaxies can also be seen in this picture.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1731e/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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