Infrared image of 30 Doradus
This infrared image shows the star-forming region 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, highlighting its bright stars and light, pinkish clouds of hot gas. The image is a composite: it was captured by the HAWK-I instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA).
Credit:ESO, M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
About the Image
| Id: | eso2209c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 June 2022, 19:15 |
| Related releases: | eso2209 |
| Size: | 4991 x 3994 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 30 Doradus, Tarantula Nebula |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 38 45.78 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 4' 36.61" |
| Field of view: | 8.33 x 6.66 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared Y | 1.02 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared Y | 1.021 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared Ks | 2.146 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Infrared Y | 1.021 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Optical Ks | 2.146 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Infrared Ks | 2.15 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |