An infrared/visible comparison view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula
This image compares infrared and visible views of the Cat’s Paw Nebula. The visible light image (right) was taken with the Wide Field Imager on the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at La Silla in Chile (eso1003). The new infrared image (left) was taken with the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. In the infrared, the dust that obscures many stars becomes nearly transparent, revealing a whole host of new stars that are otherwise invisible.
Crediti:ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
A proposito dell'immagine
Identificazione: | eso1017c |
Tipo: | Osservazione |
Data di pubblicazione: | Mercoledì 21 Aprile 2010 12:00 |
Notizie relative: | eso1017 |
Dimensione: | 15484 x 8038 px |
A proposito delll'oggetto
Nome: | Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334 |
Tipo: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Distanza: | 5500 Anni luce |
Categoria: | Nebulae |
Formati delle immagini
Colori e filtri
Banda | Telescopio |
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Ottico B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Infrarosso Y | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Ottico V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Infrarosso J | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Infrarosso R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Infrarosso K | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Note: Exposure data from VISTA relates to the left image and WFI data to the right image.