Panning across the dark nebula Barnard 59

This pan video gives a close-up view of part of a vast dark cloud of interstellar dust called the Pipe Nebula. This new and very detailed image of what is also known as Barnard 59 was captured by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory.

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ESO

About the Video

Id:eso1233b
Release date:15 August 2012, 12:00
Related releases:eso1233
Duration:01 m 01 s
Frame rate:30 fps

About the Object

Name:Barnard 59, Pipe Nebula
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark
Category:Nebulae

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