The GigaGalaxy Zoom composite

The three images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project showing the sky at different levels: from the view seen by the unaided eye to one seen through an amateur telescope, with a final zoom in onto the Lagoon Nebula as seen through a professional telescope.

Kilde:

ESO/S. Guisard/S. Brunier

Om billedet

Id:eso0936b
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:28. september 2009
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0936
Størrelse:4330 x 7665 px

Om objektet

Navn:Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Afstand:5000 lysår
Kategori:Nebulae

Billedformater

Stor JPEG
12,3 MB
Skrærm JPEG
823,2 KB

Zoombar


Baggrundsbilleder

1024x768
381,5 KB
1280x1024
629,9 KB
1600x1200
950,4 KB
1920x1200
1,1 MB
2048x1536
1,5 MB

Farver & filtre

BåndTeleskop
Optisk
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisk
V
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisk
R
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisk
H-alpha
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI

Noter: Exposure information refers to the bottom image. The other two pictures taken through an amateur telescope.