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The smoky pink core of the Omega Nebula
This image of the Omega Nebula (Messier 17), captured by ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), is one of the sharpest of this object ever taken from the ground. It shows the dusty, rosy central parts of the famous star-forming region in fine detail.
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O snímku
| Id: | eso1201a |
| Typ: | Pozorování |
| Datum zveřejnění: | 4. ledna 2012 12:00 |
| Související články: | eso1201 |
| Velikost: | 1707 x 1760 px |
O objektu
| Jméno: | Messier 17, Omega Nebula |
| Typ: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Vzdálenost: | 6500 světelné roky |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Kategorie: | Nebulae |
Souřadnice
| Position (RA): | 18 20 25.94 |
| Position (Dec): | -16° 10' 37.62" |
| Field of view: | 7.20 x 7.43 arcminutes |
| Orientace: | Sever je 30.0° pravá od svislé osy |
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Barvy & filtry
| Pásmo | Dalekohled |
|---|---|
| Optický B | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optický V | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optický H-alpha | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optický R | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |