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ESO Top 100 Images – 10-6

December 29, 2011

by tte-77

Only ten images to go now in this amazing image series and  there are some crackers in the final two installments. Here are numbers 10 to 6 for your viewing pleasure.

Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion

# 10 - Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion - Credit: ESO/Igor Chekalin

VST image of the giant globular cluster Omega Centauri

# 9 - VST image of the giant globular cluster Omega Centauri - Credit: ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: A. Grado/INAF-Capodimonte Observatory

The Horsehead Nebula

# 8 - The Horsehead Nebula - Credit: ESO

NGC 2467 and Surroundings

# 7 - NGC 2467 and Surroundings - Credit: ESO

The Centre of the Milky Way

# 6 - The Centre of the Milky Way - Credit: ESO/S. Gillessen et al.

To view the previous images from the countdown visit the links below.
15-11 | 20-16 | 25-21 | 30-26 | 35-31 | 40-36 | 45-41 | 50-46 | 55-51 | 60-56 | 65-61 | 70-66 | 75-71 | 80-76 | 85-81 | 90-86 | 95-91 | 100-96

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* ESO Top 100 Images series positions correct at time of post.

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3 comments

  1. Truly majestic


  2. Wow! The first pic is especially amazing. When will they start offering sightseeing trips to these places?!


  3. I’m guessing not in out lifetime! Glad you’ve enjoyed the series of images!



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