Postcard 2017: Orion Nebula/HAWK-I

 

This spectacular image of the Orion Nebula star-formation region was obtained from multiple exposures using the HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. This is the deepest view ever of this region and reveals more very faint planetary-mass objects than expected. The full resolution image used in this postcard can be viewed and downloaded here.

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ESO

About the Postcard

Id:postcard_0058
Release date:22 May 2017, 18:32
Dimensions:17 cm (W) x 12 cm (H) x 0.01 cm (D)

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