Portrait of a dramatic stellar crib*
One square degree image of the Tarantula Nebula and its surroundings. The spidery nebula is seen in the upper-centre of the image. Slightly to the lower-right, a web of filaments harbours the famous supernova SN 1987A. Many other reddish nebulae are visible in the image, as well as a cluster of young stars on the left, known as NGC 2100. Technical information: the image is based on observations carried out by Joao Alves (Calar Alto, Spain), Benoit Vandame and Yuri Beletsky (ESO) with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at the 2.2-m telescope on La Silla. These data consist of a 2x2 WFI mosaic in the B- and V-bands, and in the H-alpha and [OIII] narrow bands. The data were first processed with the ESO/MVM pipeline by the Advanced Data Products (ADP) group at ESO.
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Credit:ESO/R. Fosbury (ST-ECF)
About the Image
| Id: | eso0650a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 21 December 2006 |
| Related releases: | eso1401, eso0650 |
| Size: | 7872 x 7861 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 30 Doradus, NGC 2070, NGC 2100, SN 1987A, Tarantula Nebula |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 38 37.99 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 5' 41.67" |
| Field of view: | 62.40 x 62.31 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical Oiii | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |