Colour composite of W49A

Composite near-infrared colour image from NTT/SofI of the Giant Molecular Cloud W49A. It covers a sky area of 5 x 5 arcmin 2 and the red, green and blue colours correspond to the Ks- (wavelength 2.2 µm), H- (1.65 µm) and J-band (1.2 µm), respectively. North is up and East is to the left. The labels identify known radio sources. The main cluster is seen north-east of the region labelled "O3". The colour of a star in this image is mostly a measure of the amount of dust absorption towards this star. Hence, all blue stars in this image are located in front of the star-forming region.

Credit:

ESO

About the Image

Id:eso0322a
Type:Observation
Release date:22 July 2003
Related releases:eso0322
Size:1533 x 1536 px

About the Object

Name:W49A
Type:Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Molecular Cloud
Distance:35000 light years
Category:Nebulae

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Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Infrared
J
1.2 μmNew Technology Telescope
SOFI
Infrared
H
1.65 μmNew Technology Telescope
SOFI
Infrared
K
2.2 μmNew Technology Telescope
SOFI