Dark Wolf Nebula in the constellation Scorpius

Today's Image of the Day from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) features the Dark Wolf Nebula, located around 5,300 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. According to ESO, this image of the dark nebula creates the illusion of a wolf-like silhouette against a colorful cosmic backdrop.  “This image takes up an area in the sky equivalent to four full Moons, but is actually part of an even larger nebula called Gum 55. If you look closely, the wolf could even be a...