Comparisons between parts of the Messier 78 region in visible and infrared light
These comparison cutouts show how differently parts of this rich star-forming complex in Orion appear at different wavelengths. In the infrared images from the VISTA telescope (lower row) the dust is much more transparent than in the visible light pictures from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (upper row).
Credit:ESO/Igor Chekalin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1635c |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 5 October 2016, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1635 |
| Size: | 5116 x 3804 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 78, Messier 78 |
| Type: | Solar System : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Category: | Nebulae Stars |
