Zooming in on the red giant star L2 Puppis

This zoom video sequence takes the viewer from a broad vista of the southern Milky Way into a rich part of the constellation of Puppis. We finish with a very close-up look at the red giant star L2 Puppis, which is coming to the end of its life and probably starting to create a bipolar planetary nebula. More information and download options: Credit: ESO/P. Kervella/N. Risinger ()/DSS. Music: Johan B. Monell ()