Nebula Glows 'Red' From Hot Young Stars Heat | Video

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 06:10 in Astronomy & Space

The powerful radiation emitted from the stellar nursery of nebula Gum 41 illuminates the surrounding gas. ESO's MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope imaged the nebula through blue, green and red filters along with a special filter that pulls out the red glow.

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