An infrared/visible comparison view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula

This image compares infrared and visible views of the Cat’s Paw Nebula. The visible light image (right) was taken with the Wide Field Imager on the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at La Silla in Chile (eso1003). The new infrared image (left) was taken with the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. In the infrared, the dust that obscures many stars becomes nearly transparent, revealing a whole host of new stars that are otherwise invisible.

Credit:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1017c
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:21 april 2010 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1017
Grootte:15484 x 8038 px

Over het object

Naam:Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Afstand:5500 lichtjaren
Categorie:Nebulae

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Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrarood
Y
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Optisch
V
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrarood
J
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Infrarood
R
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrarood
K
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM

Noten: Exposure data from VISTA relates to the left image and WFI data to the right image.