Bok globule B68

This view of the dark cloud B68, a so-called Bok globule, is a false-colour composite based on a visible (here rendered as blue), a near-infrared (green) and an infrared (red) image. Since the light from stars behind the cloud is only visible at the longest (infrared) wavelengths, they appear red.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0102b
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:10 januari 2001
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0102
Grootte:2301 x 2286 px

Over het object

Naam:B 68, Barnard 68
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Bok Globule
Afstand:500 lichtjaren
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Categorie:Nebulae

Image Formats

Grote JPEG
2,8 MB

Wallpapers

1024x768
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1280x1024
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1600x1200
1,2 MB
1920x1200
1,3 MB
2048x1536
1,8 MB

Coordinates

Position (RA):17 22 38.25
Position (Dec):-23° 49' 34.42"
Field of view:4.86 x 4.83 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
B
440 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Infrarood
I
768 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Infrarood
K
2.16 μmNew Technology Telescope
SOFI