The star-forming Cat’s Paw Nebula through ArTeMiS’s eyes
This image of the star formation region NGC 6334 is one of the first scientific images from the ArTeMiS instrument on APEX. The picture shows the glow detected at a wavelength of 0.35 millimetres coming from dense clouds of interstellar dust grains. The new observations from ArTeMiS show up in orange and have been superimposed on a view of the same region taken in near-infrared light by ESO’s VISTA telescope at Paranal.
Credit:ArTeMiS team/Ph. André, M. Hennemann, V. Revéret et al./ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
About the Image
| Id: | eso1341a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 25 September 2013, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1341 |
| Size: | 2402 x 2394 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 20 36.05 |
| Position (Dec): | -35° 48' 53.63" |
| Field of view: | 31.73 x 31.63 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 17.5° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Infrared Y | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared J | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared H | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Millimeter 0.35 mm | Atacama Pathfinder Experiment ArTeMiS |