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Zooming in on Thor’s Helmet
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This video sequence starts with a broad view of the Milky Way before closing in on the sky close to the familiar bright star Sirius. The final sequence shows a new VLT image of the Thor’s Helmet Nebula taken on the occasion of ESO’s 50th Anniversary, 5 October 2012, with the help of Brigitte Bailleul — winner of the Tweet Your Way to the VLT! competition.
Credit:
ESO/B. Bailleul/Digitized Sky Survey 2/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org).
Music: Disasterpeace
About the Video
| Id: | eso1238b |
| Release date: | 5 October 2012, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1238 |
| Duration: | 01m 01s |
About the Object
| Name: | ESO 50th anniversary, NGC 2359 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission • X - Nebulae |
