Optical image of NGC 6853 obtained during the commissioning of the FORS1 instrument on the Very Large Telescope 8.2 m. This three‐color image was made from a composite of B, [O III], and Hα filters. FUSE LWRS aperture overlays are imposed showing the location of the four nebular pointings 1–4 from left to right. The optical image was obtained from the European Southern Observatory.