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The Very Large Telescope spots a spooky skull nebula – Digital Trends

Just in time for Halloween, the European Southern Observatory has released an image of a spooky structure known as the Skull Nebula.

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Just in time for Halloween, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released an image of a spooky structure known as the Skull Nebula. This nebula, situated deep in the belly of The Whale constellation (Cetus), is located around 1,600 light-years from Earth. But the nebula is not only thematically appropriate for this weekend, but it is also notable for its unusual configuration of two closely bound stars being orbited by a third more distant star.
Captured in astounding detail by ESOs Very…

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