An infrared/visible comparison view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula

This image compares infrared and visible views of the Cat’s Paw Nebula. The visible light image (right) was taken with the Wide Field Imager on the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at La Silla in Chile (eso1003). The new infrared image (left) was taken with the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. In the infrared, the dust that obscures many stars becomes nearly transparent, revealing a whole host of new stars that are otherwise invisible.

Oikeudet:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Kuvasta

Tunnistus:eso1017c
Tyyppi:Havainto
Julkaisupäivä:21. huhtikuuta 2010 12:00
Vastaavat julkaisut:eso1017
Koko:15484 x 8038 px

Kohteesta

Nimi:Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334
Tyyppi:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Etäisyys:5500 valovuotta
Kategoria:Nebulae

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Värit ja suotimet

KaistaTeleskooppi
Optinen
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrapuna
Y
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Optinen
V
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrapuna
J
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Infrapuna
R
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrapuna
K
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM

Lisähuomiot: Exposure data from VISTA relates to the left image and WFI data to the right image.