CG4, a cometary globule in Puppis

by: ESO/Novapix
Reference: a-neb98-00105
Date: 2015-03-18

The cometary globule CG4 glows menacingly in this image from ESO's Very Large Telescope. Although it looks huge and bright in this image it is actually a faint nebula and not easy to observe. The exact nature of CG4 remains a mystery.

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