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VLT Snaps Stunning Image of Skull Nebula | Astronomy – Sci-News.com
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have captured a beautiful image of a planetary nebula called the Skull Nebula.
Astronomers using ESOs Very Large Telescope (VLT) have captured a beautiful image of a planetary nebula called the Skull Nebula.
This image, taken by the FORS 2 instrument on ESOs Very Large Telescope shows the Skull Nebula, a planetary nebula 1,671 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. Image credit: ESO.
Also known as NGC 246 or Caldwell 56, the Skull Nebula is located 1,671 light-years away in the southern constellation of Cetus.
Discovered on November 27, 1785 by the German-born British…
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