How to become a star

This image shows a colour composite of visible and near-infrared images of the dark cloud Barnard 68. It was obtained with the 8.2-m VLT ANTU telescope and the multimode FORS1 instrument in March 1999. At these wavelengths, the small cloud is completely opaque because of the obscuring effect of dust particles in its interior. 

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Om billedet

Id:eso0102a
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:10. januar 2001
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0102
Størrelse:4193 x 4193 px

Om objektet

Navn:B 68, Barnard 68
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Bok Globule
Afstand:500 lysår
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Kategori:Nebulae

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Koordinater

Position (RA):17 22 38.23
Position (Dec):-23° 49' 34.19"
Field of view:6.83 x 6.83 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord er 0.1° droite fra lodret

Farver & filtre

BåndBølgelængdeTeleskop
Optisk
B
440 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisk
V
557 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Infrarød
I
768 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1