Region R18 in the Carina Nebula
This image was taken by the MUSE instrument, mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope and shows the region R18 within the Carina Nebula, 7500 light-years away. The massive stars within the star formation region slowly destroy the pillars of dust and gas from which they are born.
Credit:ESO/A. McLeod
About the Image
| Id: | eso1639c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 2 November 2016, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1639 |
| Size: | 606 x 602 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Carina Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 45 31.70 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 12' 35.28" |
| Field of view: | 1.99 x 1.98 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 180.6° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical OIII | 500 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical H-Alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical SII | 673 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |