The 1.5-billion-pixel Running Chicken Nebula

While many holiday traditions involve feasts of turkey, soba noodles, latkes or Pan de Pascua, this year, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is bringing you a holiday chicken. The so-called Running Chicken Nebula, home to young stars in the making, is revealed in spectacular detail in this 1.5-billion-pixel image captured by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), hosted at ESO’s Paranal site in Chile.
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[@r2out]

Wow, I'm impressed! This is quite a feast for the eyes. A lot of new technology went into making this composite image, and it actually took hundreds of different images all stitched together to create this 1.5 billion pixels masterpiece. Thanks ESO, this image means hours of observation enjoyment for me this holiday season.

[@ESOobservatory]

You're welcome! Enjoy this holiday gift 😃

[@CMONCMON007]

It was quite mindblowing to see this nebula compared to what I see with my old binoculars...thank you for this

[@ESOobservatory]

You're welcome, we're glad you liked this image!

[@MrFusco1980]

I think I seen the Death Star hiding...

[@mariadaluzmoutinho5701]

Mais uma descoberta incrível ...de uma nebulosa em forma de galinha no universo a pôr estrelas jovens em vez de ovos... Fascinante!

[@wooddogg8]

That's a beautiful image!!

[@bbbenj]

Amazing!

[@ptonpc]

Beautiful.

[@Bludoxx]

Honestly ever since I was a little kid I was always curious about space always wanted to know If there is life beyond earth and elt might reveal It well cheers I hope It'll get finished soon I cant wait also beautiful beutifull pictures I hope more of these will come soon💗💗

[@geugenm]

Music: Mylonite - A Complex System

[@Pasha8204]

Universe ~15billions/milliards years and +30billions/milliards??

[@MyloniteMRP]

😍

[@nathanlkoch]

Okay, Get off the grass Carl!