Cosmic spider: the Tarantula Nebula
Three-colour image of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The image is based on observations made on 10 February 2002 and 22 March 2003 with the FORS1 multi-mode instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope in three different narrow-band filters (centred on 485 nm, 503 nm, and 657 nm), for a total exposure time slightly above 3 minutes only. The data were extracted from the ESO Science Archive and processed by Henri Boffin (ESO).
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0613a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 April 2006 |
| Related releases: | eso0613 |
| Size: | 2046 x 2042 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 30 Doradus, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 38 37.99 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 5' 41.67" |
| Field of view: | 6.78 x 6.77 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 485 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical V | 503 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical R | 657 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |