Colour rendering of Tarantula Nebula in LMC

This image is a composite of three narrow-band filter exposures of the famous Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus) in our closest neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The filters are centred on the 2.166 micron Br-gamma line of atomic hydrogen (blue); the 1.644 micron [FeII] line (green) and the 2.12 micron 1-0 S(1) line of molecular hydrogen (red). The colour coding reflects the ionization state of the gas. The scale is 0.26 arcsec/pixel and the field is 4.5x4.5 arcmin with North at the top and East to the left. (Colour composite by F. Selman).

Crédit:

ESO / F. Selman

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso9805c
Type:Observation
Date de publication:29 janvier 1998
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso9805
Taille:544 x 544 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:30 Doradus, Tarantula Nebula
Type:Local Universe : Nebula
Distance:170000 années lumière
Constellation:Dorado
Catégorie:Nebulae

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
135,5 Kio
JPEG taille écran
243,1 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
250,8 Kio
1280x1024
350,1 Kio
1600x1200
435,0 Kio
1920x1200
461,1 Kio
2048x1536
586,3 Kio

Coordinates

Position (RA):5 38 41.73
Position (Dec):-69° 5' 49.15"
Field of view:4.66 x 4.66 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.0° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Infrarouge
Br-gamma
2.166 μmNew Technology Telescope
SOFI
Infrarouge
Feiii
1.257 μmNew Technology Telescope
SOFI
Infrarouge
H2
2.12 μmNew Technology Telescope
SOFI