Highlights from VISTA image of Orion A
This collection of highlights is taken from a new infrared image of the Orion A molecular cloud from the VISTA telescope. Many curious structures are clearly seen, including the red jets from very young stars, dark clouds of dust and even tiny images of very distant galaxies.
Credit:ESO/VISION survey
About the Image
| Id: | eso1701b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 4 January 2017, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1701 |
| Size: | 4682 x 3543 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Orion Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
