Nebula in serpens

This image shows a close-up view of detector 1 of HAWK-I. Despite a total exposure time of only 1 minute in each of three infrared filters, the image shows great detail in this million-year old region, revealing red young stars, reflection nebulae and dark clouds of gas and dust very clearly.

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ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0736c
Type:Observation
Date de publication:22 août 2007
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0736
Taille:1985 x 1911 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Serpens Nebula
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark
Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Reflection
Distance:1000 années lumière
Constellation:Serpens Cauda
Catégorie:Nebulae

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
442,8 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
123,0 Kio
1280x1024
184,4 Kio
1600x1200
250,1 Kio
1920x1200
294,8 Kio
2048x1536
383,6 Kio

Coordinates

Position (RA):18 29 57.71
Position (Dec):1° 14' 1.24"
Field of view:3.53 x 3.40 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.3° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Infrarouge
J
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarouge
H
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarouge
K
Very Large Telescope
HAWK-I