Colour composite view of the Pillars of Creation from MUSE data
This colour view was created from observations of the Pillars of Creation made with the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The parts of the three-dimensional MUSE data cube that correspond to emission from different chemical elements in the clouds have been extracted and combined to create this colour view of the region.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1518b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 April 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1518 |
| Size: | 902 x 909 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 16, Messier 16 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 7000 light years |
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 18 51.43 |
| Position (Dec): | -13° 50' 8.80" |
| Field of view: | 3.00 x 3.03 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 40.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical | Very Large Telescope MUSE |