Galactic arm of the Milky Way

The only hints of the Milky Way Galaxy that are observable from Earth are the prominent gas, dust, and stars of the galactic arms. Here, gas in spots of the arms shine red, likely illuminated by newborn stars. This image was taken at ESO's La Silla Observatory using a DSLR camera and it shows various star clusters and nebulae, including the famous Cat's Paw (NGC 6334) on the left and the Prawn Nebula (IC 4628) near the centre.

Kilde:

Zdeněk Bardon/ESO

Om billedet

Id:milkyway-ch17-bardon-cc
Type:Foto
Udgivelsesdato:13. september 2017 10:56
Størrelse:2898 x 1930 px

Om objektet

Navn:Milky Way
Type:Milky Way
Constellation:Scorpius
Kategori:Stars

Billedformater

Stor JPEG
3,3 MB
Skrærm JPEG
454,3 KB

Zoombar


Baggrundsbilleder

1024x768
469,5 KB
1280x1024
843,5 KB
1600x1200
1,2 MB
1920x1200
1,5 MB
2048x1536
2,1 MB

Koordinater

Position (RA):16 55 5.08
Position (Dec):-43° 40' 9.00"
Field of view:1412.54 x 940.72 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord er 46.4° venstre fra lodret