The GigaGalaxy Zoom composite
The three images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project showing the sky at different levels: from the view seen by the unaided eye to one seen through an amateur telescope, with a final zoom in onto the Lagoon Nebula as seen through a professional telescope.
Credit:ESO/S. Guisard/S. Brunier
About the Image
| Id: | eso0936b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 28 September 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0936 |
| Size: | 4330 x 7665 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 5000 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Notes: Exposure information refers to the bottom image. The other two pictures taken through an amateur telescope.