VISTA’s infrared view of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8)

This new infrared view of the star formation region Messier 8, often called the Lagoon Nebula, was captured by the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. This image is a wider version of eso1001a and was created from images taken through J, H and Ks near-infrared filters, It was acquired as part of a huge survey of the central parts of the Milky Way. The field of view is about 72 by 39 arcminutes.

Herkunftsnachweis:

ESO/VVV
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Über das Bild

ID:eso1101d
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:5. Januar 2011 12:00
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso1101
Größe:12630 x 6954 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8
Typ:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Entfernung:5000 Lichtjahre
Constellation:Sagittarius
Kategorie:Nebulae

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):18 2 18.85
Position (Dec):-24° 28' 27.18"
Field of view:71.81 x 39.54 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 29.5° rechts zur Vertikale