Free Astronomy Magazine January-February 2021

17 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2021 ASTRO PUBLISHING C aptured in astounding detail by ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), the eerie Skull Neb- ula is showcased in this new image in beauti- ful 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. [ESO]