Head of Column No. 4 in Eagle Nebula
Enlarged view of the head of Column 4 in the Eagle Nebula. This column is similar to the more familiar ones, but thus far less impacted by the massive stars in NGC6611. The two red nebulosities in the head signpost one or more young stars so deeply embedded that they cannot be seen directly in the VLT infrared image, only indirectly as they illuminate dust around them. One of these sources is thought to be the origin of the Herbig-Haro object HH216 seen in ESO Press Photo eso0142a and ESO Press Photo eso0142b.
Technical information: The region shown measures 1.9 x 2.8 light-years (0.6 x 0.9 pc). The intensity scalings have been adjusted to better show the young stars embedded in the head of each column. North is up and East left.
Crédito:ESO/M.McCaughrean & M.Andersen (AIP)
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | eso0142e |
Tipo: | Observación |
Fecha de publicación: | 20 de Diciembre de 2001 |
Noticias relacionadas: | eso0142 |
Tamaño: | 791 x 598 px |
Sobre el objeto
Nombre: | Eagle Nebula, Messier 16 |
Tipo: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
Distancia: | 7000 años luz |
Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
Categoría: | Nebulae |
Fondo de pantalla
Coordenadas
Position (RA): | 18 18 59.40 |
Position (Dec): | -13° 52' 50.52" |
Field of view: | 1.00 x 0.75 arcminutes |
Orientación: | El norte está a 0.1° a la derecha de la vertical |
Colores y filtros
Banda | Longitud de onda | Telescopio |
---|---|---|
Infrarrojo J | 1.2 μm | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
Infrarrojo H | 1.65 μm | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
Infrarrojo K | 2.16 μm | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |