How to become a star

This image shows a colour composite of visible and near-infrared images of the dark cloud Barnard 68. It was obtained with the 8.2-m VLT ANTU telescope and the multimode FORS1 instrument in March 1999. At these wavelengths, the small cloud is completely opaque because of the obscuring effect of dust particles in its interior. 

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0102a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:10 januari 2001
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0102
Grootte:4193 x 4193 px

Over het object

Naam:B 68, Barnard 68
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Bok Globule
Afstand:500 lichtjaren
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Categorie:Nebulae

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
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Coordinates

Position (RA):17 22 38.23
Position (Dec):-23° 49' 34.19"
Field of view:6.83 x 6.83 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
B
440 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
V
557 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Infrarood
I
768 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1