NGC246 (Skull Nebula) Wall Art including Frame PopSocket in the southern constellation of

in the southern constellation of Octans (The Octant)

are needed to detect their faint glow

The orange-colored echoes further out from the central remnant are from interstellar dust that was heated by the supernova flash centuries after the original explosion

is a galaxy in the constellation of Sextans (the Sextant)

Its position is however indicated on the above image

NGC246 (Skull Nebula) Wall Art including Frame PopSocket in the southern constellation ofCaptured in astounding detail by ESOs Very Large Telescope (VLT), the eerie Skull Nebula is showcased in this new image in beautiful pink and red tones. This planetary nebula, also known as NGC 246, is the first known to be associated with a pair of closely bound stars orbited by a third outer star. Credit: ESO