Zooming into the Cosmic Bat

This zoom video starts with a wide view of the Milky Way and ends with a close-up look at NGC 1788. Hidden in one of the darkest corners of the Orion constellation, this Cosmic Bat is spreading its hazy wings through interstellar space two thousand light-years away. More information and download options: Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinger ()/XXX. Music: XXX