The VST captures three spectacular nebulae in one image (annotated)
Two of the sky’s more famous residents share the stage with a lesser-known neighbour in this enormous three gigapixel image from ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST). On the right lies the faint, glowing cloud of gas called Sharpless 2-54, the iconic Eagle Nebula (Messier 16) is in the centre, and the Omega Nebula (Messier 17) to the left. This cosmic trio makes up just a portion of a vast complex of gas and dust within which new stars are springing to life and illuminating their surroundings.
This finding chart does not show all the glory of this picture — the full-resolution version without annotations is available here.
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Kuvasta
Tunnistus: | eso1719d |
Tyyppi: | Kokoelma |
Julkaisupäivä: | 14. kesäkuuta 2017 12:00 |
Vastaavat julkaisut: | eso1719 |
Koko: | 11629 x 4427 px |
Kohteesta
Nimi: | Eagle Nebula, M 16, M 17, Messier 16, Messier 17, Omega Nebula, Swan Nebula |
Tyyppi: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
Kategoria: | Nebulae |
Kuvaformaatit
Värit ja suotimet
Kaista | Aallonpituus | Teleskooppi |
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Optinen g | 480 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
Optinen r | 625 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
Optinen g | 480 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
Optinen H-alpha | 659 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
Optinen r | 625 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |