Extracts from the VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey view of the Tarantula Nebula
This composite image shows extracts from a near-infrared VISTA image of the spectacular 30 Doradus star-forming region, also called the Tarantula Nebula. This infrared image, made with ESO’s VISTA survey telescope, is from the VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey. The project will scan a vast area — 184 square degrees of the sky (corresponding to almost one thousand times the apparent area of the full Moon), including our nearby neighbouring galaxies the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.
Crédit:ESO/M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso1033b |
Type: | Observation |
Date de publication: | 11 août 2010 12:00 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso1033 |
Taille: | 4999 x 4999 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | 30 Doradus, NGC 2070 |
Type: | Local Universe : Nebula |
Distance: | 170000 années lumière |
Catégorie: | Nebulae |
Formats des images
Fonds d'écran
Couleurs & filtres
Domaine | Télescope |
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Infrarouge Y | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Infrarouge J | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Infrarouge K | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |