Panning across the Orion Nebula

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Channel: European Southern Observatory (ESO) · 2017 · Science & Technology

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This pan video shows a richly detailed new view of the Orion Nebula from the VLT Survey Telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. This star formation region comprises glowing clouds of gas, veins of dark dust and many very young stars.

More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1723c/

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ESO. Music: Johan B. Monell (www.johanmonell.com)

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