Extracts from the VISTA image of the Monoceros R2 star forming region
This composite image shows extracts from the VISTA image of the Monoceros R2 star forming region.
Credit:
ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
About the Image
| Id: | eso1039c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 October 2010, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1039 |
| Size: | 1938 x 1941 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Monoceros R2 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission • X - Nebulae |
| Distance: | 2700 light years |
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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