Star cluster Trumpler 14
This pillar is part of the massive star cluster Trumpler 14, within the Carina Nebula, 7500 light-years away. The image was taken by the MUSE instrument, mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope.
Credit:ESO/A. McLeod
About the Image
| Id: | eso1639f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 November 2016, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1639 |
| Size: | 595 x 998 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Carina Nebula, Trumpler 14 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Category: | Nebulae Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 43 38.97 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 34' 5.96" |
| Field of view: | 1.98 x 3.33 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical OIII | 500 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical H-Alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical H-Beta | 486 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical SII | 673 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical SII | 671 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical NII | 658 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical SIII | 906 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |