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
Over de afbeelding
Id: | eso0322a |
Type: | Observatie |
Publicatiedatum: | 22 juli 2003 |
Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0322 |
Grootte: | 1533 x 1536 px |
Over het object
Naam: | W49A |
Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Molecular Cloud |
Afstand: | 35000 lichtjaren |
Categorie: | Nebulae |
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Kleuren & filters
Band | Golflengte | Telescoop |
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Infrarood J | 1.2 μm | New Technology Telescope SOFI |
Infrarood H | 1.65 μm | New Technology Telescope SOFI |
Infrarood K | 2.2 μm | New Technology Telescope SOFI |