The potential of Adaptive Optics
This image was obtained with the WFPC2 camera on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the I-band (800nm). It is a 400-sec exposure and shows the same sky region as in the NAOS-CONICA image shown in ESO Press Photo eso0137 .
Credit:HST, NASA/ESA
About the Image
| Id: | eso0137e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 3 December 2001 |
| Related releases: | eso0137 |
| Size: | 753 x 748 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3603 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 20000 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |