Westerhout 5

Westerhout 5 is a nebula approximately 7,000 light-years from Earth with a variety of interesting features, including a free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globule (frEGG). The frEGG is the small tadpole-shaped dark region that appears just left of the top center at around the 0:10 mark.

Video Credit: ESA

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