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Colourful and wispy Sharpless 2-296 forms the “wings” of an area of sky known as the Seagull Nebula — named for its resemblance to a gull in flight. This celestial bird contains a fascinating mix of intriguing astronomical objects. Glowing clouds weave amid dark dust lanes and bright stars. The Seagull Nebula — made up of dust, hydrogen, helium and traces of heavier elements — is the hot and energetic birthplace of new stars.

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The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases.

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Directed by: Herbert Zodet.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Javier Enciso and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Laura Hiscott and Calum Turner.
Music: John Stanford – Deep Space (johnstanfordmusic.com).
Footage and photos: ESO, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), M. Kornmesser and Y. Beletsky (LCO).

Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.
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Source ESOcast 205 Light: The Rosy Glow of a Cosmic Seagull
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