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The peerless surveying properties of the VST uncover exquisite details of the elliptical galaxy NGC 5018 and the delicate streams of gas and stars that surround it. Discover more in this episode of ESOcast Light.

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Directed by: Nico Bartmann. 
Editing: Nico Bartmann.
Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Stephen Molyneux and Mariya Lyubenova.
Music: written and performed by Stan Dart (www.stan-dart.com).
Footage and photos: ESO, Spavone et al, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), David Malin.
Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.