A stellar sprinkler (alternative colour view)

This is the young stellar object 244-440 in the Orion Nebula observed with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) –– the sharpest image ever taken of this object. The data were obtained with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument, with red, green and blue colours mapping the distribution of argon, hydrogen and oxygen respectively. MUSE captures data at thousands of different wavelengths all at once, allowing astronomers to study not only the distribution of many different chemical elements but also how they move. Click here for a more detailed description of this object.

Credit:

ESO/Kirwan et al.

Over de afbeelding

Id:potw2316b
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:17 april 2023 06:00
Grootte:684 x 662 px

Over het object

Naam:V* V2423 Ori
Type:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Young Stellar Object
Constellation:Orion
Categorie:Stars

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Coordinates

Position (RA):5 35 24.46
Position (Dec):-5° 24' 39.67"
Field of view:0.14 x 0.14 arcminutes
Orientation:North is -0.0° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Optisch
OI
630 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optisch
H-alpha
656 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optisch
Ar III
713 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE