Colour rendering of Tarantula Nebula in LMC
This image is a composite of three narrow-band filter exposures of the famous Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus) in our closest neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The filters are centred on the 2.166 micron Br-gamma line of atomic hydrogen (blue); the 1.644 micron [FeII] line (green) and the 2.12 micron 1-0 S(1) line of molecular hydrogen (red). The colour coding reflects the ionization state of the gas. The scale is 0.26 arcsec/pixel and the field is 4.5x4.5 arcmin with North at the top and East to the left. (Colour composite by F. Selman).
Credit:
ESO / F. Selman
About the Image
| Id: | eso9805c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 January 1998 |
| Related releases: | eso9805 |
| Size: | 544 x 544 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 30 Doradus, Tarantula Nebula |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Nebula • X - Nebulae |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12h 4m 28.39s |
| Position (Dec): | 11° 44' 25.83" |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared Br-gamma |
2.166 μm | New Technology Telescope SofI |
| Infrared Feiii |
1.257 μm | New Technology Telescope SofI |
| Infrared H2 |
2.12 μm | New Technology Telescope SofI |
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