Visible/infrared comparison of the VISTA Flame Nebula image
The image on the left shows the Flame Nebula in visible light. The central regions are hidden behind the dramatic dark tongue of thick dust. This image was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. On the right is the VISTA infrared view of exactly the same region. The dust is far less prominent and the cluster of hot young stars at the object’s core is revealed. The field of view is about eighteen arcminutes across.
Credit:ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso0949h |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 December 2009, 11:30 |
| Related releases: | eso0949 |
| Size: | 3012 x 1551 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Flame Nebula, NGC 2024 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 1500 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 | |
| Infrared H | 1.65 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared Ks | 2.15 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Notes: The left image was taken during the Digital Sky Survey, the right is an image from VISTA.