CONCERTO show starts with new view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula

This image of the star-forming region NGC 6334, also known as the Cat’s Paw Nebula, is one of the first-light images taken by the CONCERTO instrument on the APEX telescope, operated by ESO. The new observations, shown in white and pink tones, have been superimposed to an image of the same region taken in near-infrared light by ESO’s VISTA telescope at Paranal.

CONCERTO is able to scan the sky at frequencies between infrared and radio waves and has been designed to look at radiation emitted by ionised carbon atoms, one of the most valuable tracers of star formation in the early cosmic ages.

Źródło:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

O zdjęciu

Identyfikator:ann21010a
Typ:Obserwacje
Data publikacji:6 lipca 2021 14:00
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Rozmiar:2076 x 1390 px

O obiekcie

Nazwa:Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334
Typ:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Constellation:Scorpius
Kategoria:Nebulae
Stars

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Współrzędne

Pozycja (RA):17 20 50.79
Pozycja (Dec):-35° 46' 29.53"
Pole widzenia:36.88 x 24.70 arcminutes
Orientacja:North is 59.9° lewo of vertical

Kolory i filtry

PasmoDługość faliTeleskop
Podczerwony
Y
1.02 μmVisible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Milimetrowy
195-310 GHz
1.2 mmAtacama Pathfinder Experiment
CONCERTO
Podczerwony
J
1.252 μmVisible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Podczerwony
H
1.645 μmVisible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Milimetrowy
130-270GHz
1.5 mmAtacama Pathfinder Experiment
CONCERTO