Infrared VISTA view of a stellar nursery in Monoceros*
This dramatic infrared image shows the nearby star formation region Monoceros R2, located some 2700 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros (the Unicorn). The picture was created from exposures in the near infrared bands Y, J and Ks taken by the VISTA survey telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. Monoceros R2 is an association of massive hot young stars illuminating a beautiful collection of reflection nebulae, embedded in a large molecular cloud.
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Credit:
ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
About the Image
| Id: | eso1039a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 October 2010, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1039 |
| Size: | 10065 x 7942 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Monoceros R2 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • X - Nebulae • X - Stars |
| Distance: | 2700 light years |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
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| Position (RA): | 6 7 46.68 |
| Position (Dec): | -6° 22' 58.65" |
| Field of view: | 57.24 x 45.17 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared H |
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared J |
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared K |
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
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