Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video zooms into RXJ0528+2838, a dead star creating a shock wave as it moves through space. The video is a sequence of images taken with different telescopes, at different times. The journey begins with a wide view of the night sky in visible light, transitioning into an image from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) and then the PanSTARRS survey, also in the visible light. The final image of the star was taken with the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, showing the trail the star forms as it moves through space.

For more details, check: eso.org/public/news/eso2601/.

This video is available for download in various formats on: eso.org/public/videos/eso2601b

Credit:
ESO/L. Calçada/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)/Digitized Sky Survey 2/PanSTARRS/K. Iłkiewicz and S. Scaringi et al. Music: Azul Cobalto