Colour rendering of Tarantula Nebula in LMC
This image is a composite of three narrow-band filter exposures of the famous Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus) in our closest neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The filters are centred on the 2.166 micron Br-gamma line of atomic hydrogen (blue); the 1.644 micron [FeII] line (green) and the 2.12 micron 1-0 S(1) line of molecular hydrogen (red). The colour coding reflects the ionization state of the gas. The scale is 0.26 arcsec/pixel and the field is 4.5x4.5 arcmin with North at the top and East to the left. (Colour composite by F. Selman).
Kredit:ESO / F. Selman
O snímku
Id: | eso9805c |
Typ: | Pozorování |
Datum zveřejnění: | 29. ledna 1998 |
Související články: | eso9805 |
Velikost: | 544 x 544 px |
O objektu
Jméno: | 30 Doradus, Tarantula Nebula |
Typ: | Local Universe : Nebula |
Vzdálenost: | 170000 světelné roky |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Kategorie: | Nebulae |
Souřadnice
Position (RA): | 5 38 41.73 |
Position (Dec): | -69° 5' 49.15" |
Field of view: | 4.66 x 4.66 arcminutes |
Orientace: | Sever je 0.0° levá od svislé osy |
Barvy & filtry
Pásmo | Vlnová délka | Dalekohled |
---|---|---|
Infračervený Br-gamma | 2.166 μm | New Technology Telescope SOFI |
Infračervený Feiii | 1.257 μm | New Technology Telescope SOFI |
Infračervený H2 | 2.12 μm | New Technology Telescope SOFI |