ESO’s VLT reveals the Carina Nebula's hidden secrets
This broad image of the Carina Nebula, a region of massive star formation in the southern skies, was taken in infrared light using the HAWK-I camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Many previously hidden features, scattered across a spectacular celestial landscape of gas, dust and young stars, have emerged.
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Credit:ESO/T. Preibisch
About the Image
| Id: | eso1208a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 8 February 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1208 |
| Size: | 13092 x 8926 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Carina Nebula, NGC 3372 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 7500 light years |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 44 6.65 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 33' 49.10" |
| Field of view: | 23.24 x 15.84 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Infrared H | 1.65 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Infrared Ks | 2.2 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |