The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released an absolutely gorgeous photo of the Cat’s Paw Nebula that I wanted to share. There’s some details here at¬†the ESO website¬†about the nebula that I found quite interesting, and I strongly encourage you to go take a read through.

The ESO, for those who aren’t familliar, is an “intergovernmental science and technology organisation in astronomy…” that “carries out an ambitious programme focused on the design, construction and operation of powerful ground-based observing facilities for astronomy to enable important scientific discoveries.” They have some extremely powerful telescopes in three locations in Chile, and they have been taking some of the most amazing photos with them.

Jim