The star formation region NGC 6559
The Danish 1.54-metre telescope located at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile has captured a striking image of NGC 6559, an object that showcases the anarchy that reigns when stars form inside an interstellar cloud. This region of sky includes glowing red clouds of mostly hydrogen gas, blue regions where starlight is being reflected from tiny particles of dust and also dark regions where the dust is thick and opaque.
Credit:ESO/U.G. Jørgensen
About the Image
| Id: | eso1320a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 May 2013, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1320 |
| Size: | 2014 x 1940 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6559 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 10 0.02 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 0' 0.30" |
| Field of view: | 13.33 x 12.84 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 179.6° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Danish 1.54-metre telescope DFOSC |
| Optical V | Danish 1.54-metre telescope DFOSC |
| Optical H-alpha | Danish 1.54-metre telescope DFOSC |
| Optical R | Danish 1.54-metre telescope DFOSC |