Tag: Gum 41

Utilizing ESO's VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at Paranal Observatory in Chile, astronomers have actually produced this stunning picture of the obscure nebula Gum 41. This VST image reveals Gum 41, an emission nebula about 7,300 light-years away in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Image credit: ESO/ VPHAS+ Team/ CASU. Gum 41 lies in the southern constellation of Centaurus, about 7,300 light-years away. The nebula was found by the Australian astronomer Colin Gum found on images taken at the Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra. Gum included this item in his brochure of 84 emission nebulae, which was released in 1955. In the middle of Gum 41, hot young stars are emitting energetic radiation that triggers the surrounding hydrogen to radiance with a particular red color. Another well-kn...