The Carina Nebula imaged by the VLT Survey Telescope
The spectacular star-forming Carina Nebula has been captured in great detail by the VLT Survey Telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. This picture was taken with the help of Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile, during his visit to the observatory on 5 June 2012 and released on the occasion of the new telescope’s inauguration in Naples on 6 December 2012.
Credit:ESO. Acknowledgement: VPHAS+ Consortium/Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
About the Image
| Id: | eso1250a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 December 2012, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1637, eso1250 |
| Size: | 17383 x 18656 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Carina Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 7500 light years |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 45 5.70 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 51' 47.65" |
| Field of view: | 61.82 x 66.34 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 440 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical g | 480 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical H-alpha | 659 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical r | 625 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |