Pink nebula Omega

The new image of the Omega Nebula captured by the Southern Observatory (ESO) VLT telescope is one of the clearest shots taken from the ground. Pink dust in the center of this famous nursery area reveals special details of the beautiful space with clouds of gas, cosmic dust and newly born stars.

>>>The enchanting beauty of the nebula

The multicolored gas along with the black dust in the Omega Nebula acts as a raw material to help create next-generation stars. In this particular area of ​​the nebula, the youngest stars - sparkling blue-white - illuminate the whole population. Smoke streaks of smoke emerged among the brilliant gas clouds. This cloudy red rose originates from hydrogen gas, which glows under the action of very strong ultraviolet rays emitted by young and hot stars.

Omega Nebula is known by many names, depending on the time of observation, the observer and the image they think of. It is also known as the Swan Swan Nebula, the Horseshoe Nebula or even the Shrimp Shaped Nebula, with the symbol M17 and NGC 6618 . At 6,500 light-years away, the Omega Nebula belongs to the constellation Sagittarius. As a popular observation target of astronomers, this brilliant dust and gas field is classified into one of the youngest and most dynamic nursery areas producing super-big stars in the Milky Way range.

Photograph by Antu's FORS (Spectral and Focus Reduction Device) - one of four VLT unit telescopes. Along with this giant telescope, the atmosphere is particularly stable, though a little cloudy during the observation process, has helped to produce vivid images. So, this is considered one of the sharpest photos of the Omega nebula taken from the ground.