Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video gives us a closeup look at the Gum 3 nebula, a stellar nursery located about 3600 light-years away, between the Monoceros and Canis Major constellations. The image was taken with the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), hosted at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile.

Download the image here: eso.org/public/images/potw2424a

ESO/VPHAS+ team. Ack.: CASU. Music: Mylonite – Just Fly