The Seagull Nebula
September 26th, 2012
11:40 AM ET

The Seagull Nebula

This image, taken by the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) La Silla Observatory shows the gas cloud Sharpless 2-292, part of the stellar nursery nicknamed the Seagull Nebula.

This image shows the 'head' of the Seagull Nebula. The overall nebula spans about 100 light-years, and is about 3700 light-years from Earth.


Filed under: In Space • Light up the screen
soundoff (3 Responses)
  1. ganha dinheiro

    http://www.patraoonline.com ganha dinheiro http://www.patraoonline.com/

    July 13, 2013 at 6:35 am |
  2. Dottiesm

    Why is it a little dot it look like a nerd candy

    October 3, 2012 at 8:51 pm |
  3. Hollywood

    Its hard to fathom 3700 light years.

    September 27, 2012 at 6:27 am |
« Back to main

Contributors

  • Elizabeth LandauElizabeth Landau
    Writer/Producer
  • Sophia DengoSophia Dengo
    Senior Designer
| Part of Part of CNN US