An infrared/visible comparison view of Messier 83
This image is a comparison of the view of the galaxy Messier 83 in visible and infrared light. 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. The new infrared image (left) was taken with the HAWK-I instrument on the VLT at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. In the infrared, the dust that obscures many stars becomes nearly transparent, making the spiral arms less dramatic, but revealing a whole host of new stars that are otherwise invisible.
Źródło:ESO/M. Gieles.
Acknowledgement: Mischa Schirmer
O zdjęciu
Identyfikator: | eso1020c |
Typ: | Obserwacje |
Data publikacji: | 19 maja 2010 12:00 |
Powiązane komunikaty: | eso1020 |
Rozmiar: | 6886 x 3479 px |
O obiekcie
Nazwa: | Messier 83 |
Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Odległość: | 15 milion lat świetlnych |
Kategoria: | Galaxies |
Formaty zdjęć
Kolory i filtry
Pasmo | Teleskop |
---|---|
Optyczny B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Podczerwony J | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Optyczny V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Podczerwony H | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Optyczny R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Podczerwony K | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Uwagi: WFI optical data refers to the right image, Hawk-I data refers to the left image.