NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula . ... Credit Copyright: ESO Explanation: This shock wave plows through space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. ... Cataloged as NGC 2736 , its narrow appearance suggests its popular name, the Pencil Nebula . About 5 light-years long and a mere 800 light-years away, the Pencil Nebula is only a small part of the Vela supernova remnant . ... Follow APOD on: Facebook (Daily) (Sky) (Spanish) or Google Plus (Daily) (River) . ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...
... ESO . ... Images . ... Top 100 . ... Usage of ESO Images and Videos . ... This broad image of the Carina Nebula, a region of massive star formation in the southern skies, was taken in infrared light using the HAWK-I camera on ESOтАЩs Very Large Telescope. ... This image, the first to be released publicly from VISTA, the worldтАЩs largest survey telescope, shows the spectacular star-forming region known as the Flame Nebula, or NGC 2024, in the constellation of Orion (the Hunter) and its surroundings....
... 2012 September 24 . NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula . ... Explanation: This shock wave plows through space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. ... Cataloged as NGC 2736 , its narrow appearance suggests its popular name, the Pencil Nebula . About 5 light-years long and a mere 800 light-years away, the Pencil Nebula is only a small part of the Vela supernova remnant . ... Follow APOD on: Facebook ( Daily ) ( Sky ) ( Spanish ) or Google Plus ( Daily ) ( River ) . ... About APOD | ...