The Dark Wolf Nebula
Fittingly nicknamed the Dark Wolf Nebula, this cosmic cloud was captured in a 283-million-pixel image by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. Located around 5300 light-years from Earth, the cold clouds of cosmic dust create the illusion of a wolf-like silhouette against a colourful backdrop of glowing gas clouds.
Credit:ESO/VPHAS+ team
About the Image
| Id: | eso2416a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 31 October 2024, 14:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2416 |
| Size: | 16823 x 16823 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Dark Wolf Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 54 10.00 |
| Position (Dec): | -43° 23' 10.00" |
| Field of view: | 60.00 x 60.00 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical u | 354 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical g | 475 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical r | 625 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical H-alpha | 659 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical i | 756 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |