CONCERTO show starts with new view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula
This image of the star-forming region NGC 6334, also known as the Cat’s Paw Nebula, is one of the first-light images taken by the CONCERTO instrument on the APEX telescope, operated by ESO. The new observations, shown in white and pink tones, have been superimposed to an image of the same region taken in near-infrared light by ESO’s VISTA telescope at Paranal.
CONCERTO is able to scan the sky at frequencies between infrared and radio waves and has been designed to look at radiation emitted by ionised carbon atoms, one of the most valuable tracers of star formation in the early cosmic ages.
Credit:ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Over de afbeelding
Id: | ann21010a |
Type: | Observatie |
Publicatiedatum: | 6 juli 2021 14:00 |
Gerelateerde mededelingen: | ann21010 |
Grootte: | 2076 x 1390 px |
Over het object
Naam: | Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Categorie: | Nebulae Stars |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 17 20 50.79 |
Position (Dec): | -35° 46' 29.53" |
Field of view: | 36.88 x 24.70 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 59.9° left of vertical |
Kleuren & filters
Band | Golflengte | Telescoop |
---|---|---|
Infrarood Y | 1.02 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Millimeter 195-310 GHz | 1.2 mm | Atacama Pathfinder Experiment CONCERTO |
Infrarood J | 1.252 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Infrarood H | 1.645 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Millimeter 130-270GHz | 1.5 mm | Atacama Pathfinder Experiment CONCERTO |