The Gum 29 nebula

This image shows the amazing intricacies of the vast stellar nursery Gum 29. At its centre lies the cluster of young stars Westerlund 2. One object at the bottom of the cluster is in fact a system of two of most massive stars known to astronomers. The image is based on data obtained with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) camera attached to the 2.2-m Max-Planck/ESO telescope through four different filters (B, V, R, and H-alpha).

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0837a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:21 oktober 2008
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0837
Grootte:8228 x 8277 px

Over het object

Naam:Gum 29
Type:Milky Way : Nebula
Afstand:25000 lichtjaren
Constellation:Carina
Categorie:Nebulae

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Coordinates

Position (RA):10 24 14.63
Position (Dec):-57° 46' 57.91"
Field of view:32.73 x 32.93 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.3° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
B
451 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
V
539 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
R
651 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
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H-alpha
658 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI