Mounted image 190: VISTA's infrared view of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8)

This new infrared view of the star formation region Messier 8, often called the Lagoon Nebula, was captured by the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. This colour picture was created from images taken through J, H and Ks near-infrared filters, and which were acquired as part of a huge survey of the central parts of the Milky Way. The field of view is about 34 by 15 arcminutes.

Credit:

ESO/VVV
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

About the Mounted Image

Id:mounted_0190
Release date:22 October 2012, 18:23
Dimensions:60 cm (W) x 26.6 cm (H) x 1 cm (D)
Related archive image:eso1101a