ESOcast 227 Light: Stunning Space Butterfly Captured by ESO Telescope

Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope have imaged a 'space butterfly', a planetary nebula known as NGC 2899. This video offers stunning views of this object and the science behind it.

More information and download options: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso2012a/

Credit:
ESO

Directed by: Herbert Zodet.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Stephanie Rowlands, Emma Foxell and Bárbara Ferreira.
Music: STAN DART (www.stan-dart.com) — The Long Way.
Footage and photos: ESO, C. Malin (christophmalin.com), Digitized Sky Survey 2 and Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org).
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

Видео ESOcast 227 Light: Stunning Space Butterfly Captured by ESO Telescope канала European Southern Observatory (ESO)