Stunning Lobster Nebula View Captured By Dark Energy Camera

The Dark Energy Camera at NOIRLab’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile has been used to capture an amazing view of a star-forming region known as the Lobster Nebula. It is 8000 light-years away from Earth. Credit: Images and Videos: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA, D. Munizaga Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab) Music: Stellardrone – Billions and Billions