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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
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso0936b |
| Type: | Observatie |
| Publicatiedatum: | 28 september 2009 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0936 |
| Grootte: | 4330 x 7665 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Afstand: | 5000 lichtjaren |
| Categorie: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Kleuren & filters
| Band | Telescoop |
|---|---|
| Optisch B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optisch V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optisch R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optisch H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Noten: Exposure information refers to the bottom image. The other two pictures taken through an amateur telescope.