Head of column No. 2 in Eagle Nebula

Enlarged view of the head of Column 2. The bright blue-yellow source embedded in nebulosity near the tip is another young star unseen in the Hubble images: although it appears to be double here, it is in fact just one relatively massive young star surrounding by nebulosity.

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.

Herkunftsnachweis:

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

Über das Bild

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Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:20. Dezember 2001
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0142
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Über das Objekt

Name:Eagle Nebula, Messier 16
Typ:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Entfernung:7000 Lichtjahre
Constellation:Serpens Cauda
Kategorie:Nebulae

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):18 18 48.01
Position (Dec):-13° 49' 12.33"
Field of view:0.91 x 0.68 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 3.3° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Infrarot
J
1.2 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarot
H
1.65 μmVery Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarot
K
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC