The Gum 29 nebula

This image shows the amazing intricacies of the vast stellar nursery Gum 29. At its centre lies the cluster of young stars Westerlund 2. One object at the bottom of the cluster is in fact a system of two of most massive stars known to astronomers. The image is based on data obtained with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) camera attached to the 2.2-m Max-Planck/ESO telescope through four different filters (B, V, R, and H-alpha).

Kilde:

ESO

Om billedet

Id:eso0837a
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:21. oktober 2008
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0837
Størrelse:8228 x 8277 px

Om objektet

Navn:Gum 29
Type:Milky Way : Nebula
Afstand:25000 lysår
Constellation:Carina
Kategori:Nebulae

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Koordinater

Position (RA):10 24 14.63
Position (Dec):-57° 46' 57.91"
Field of view:32.73 x 32.93 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord er 0.3° droite fra lodret

Farver & filtre

BåndBølgelængdeTeleskop
Optisk
B
451 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisk
V
539 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisk
R
651 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisk
H-alpha
658 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI