Infrared/visible light comparison of views of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8)

This image compares infrared and visible views of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8). The visible light image (lower) was taken with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla in Chile. The new infrared image (upper) was taken with the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. In the infrared, the rich dust clouds become more transparent and the gas clouds less conspicuous. A whole host of cool red stars that are otherwise invisible can be seen.

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Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Om bilden

ID:eso1101b
Typ:Kollage
Publiceringsdatum:5 januari 2011 12:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1101
Storlek:4581 x 4388 px

Om objektet

Namn:Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8
Typ:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Avstånd:5000 ljusår
Kategori:Nebulae

Bildformat

Originalstorlek
32,1 MB
Stor jpeg
7,3 MB
Skärmstor jpeg
465,2 kB

Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Synligt ljus
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrarött
K
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Synligt ljus
V
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrarött
J
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Synligt ljus
R
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infrarött
H
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM

Noter: VISTA data relates to the top image and WFI data to the bottom image.