Digitized Sky Survey image of part of the Taurus molecular cloud

This image shows a wide-field view of part of the Taurus Molecular Cloud, about 450 light-years from Earth. Its relative closeness makes it an ideal place to study the formation of stars. Many dark clouds of obscuring dust are clearly visible against the background stars.

Credit:

Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1209d
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:15 februari 2012 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1209
Grootte:15913 x 8094 px

Over het object

Naam:Barnard 211, Barnard 213
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Molecular Cloud
Afstand:450 lichtjaren
Constellation:Taurus
Categorie:Nebulae

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
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Coordinates

Position (RA):4 24 47.74
Position (Dec):26° 56' 5.71"
Field of view:267.66 x 136.15 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.2° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
Pseudogreen (B+R)
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Infrarood
I
Digitized Sky Survey 2