Detailed view of the Prawn Nebula from ESO's VST
The glowing jumble of gas clouds visible in new image make up a huge stellar nursery nicknamed the Prawn Nebula. Taken using the VLT Survey Telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, this may well be the sharpest picture ever taken of this object. It shows clumps of hot new-born stars nestled in among the clouds that make up the nebula.
This image also contains information from images of this object taken by Martin Pugh.
Credit:ESO. Acknowledgement: Martin Pugh
About the Image
| Id: | eso1340a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 September 2013, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1340 |
| Size: | 17683 x 12779 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IC 4628 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 6000 light years |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 57 13.26 |
| Position (Dec): | -40° 24' 44.84" |
| Field of view: | 63.10 x 45.60 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical [OII] | |
| Optical R | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical I | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical [SII] | |
| Optical H-alpha | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |