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> CG4, a cometary globule in Puppis

CG4, a cometary globule in Puppis

author: ESO/Novapix

reference: a-neb98-00105

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 29 cm

The cometary globule CG4 glows menacingly in this image from ESO's Very Large Telescope. Although it looks huge and bright in this image it is actually a faint nebula and not easy to observe. The exact nature of CG4 remains a mystery.

Keywords for this photo:

2015 - ASTRONOMY - CG4 - COMETARY GLOBULE - NEBULA - PUPPIS - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR FORMATION - VERY LARGE TELESCOPE - VLT -