Mounted image 032: The ISAAC infrared images of Messier 16

An image of the Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, with its photogenic, dusty ­pillars rising through background and foreground stars. A number of red objects can be seen associated with the pillars; some of these are just background sources seen through the dust, but some are probably young stars embedded in the pillars.

Crediti:

ESO/M.McCaughrean & M.Andersen (AIP)

About the Mounted Image

Id:mounted_0032
Data di rilascio:Martedì 15 Marzo 2011 17:55
Dimensions:30 cm (W) x 36.2 cm (H) x 1 cm (D)
Related archive image:eso0142b