Composite infrared and radio image of 30 Doradus
This composite image shows the star-forming region 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula. The background image, taken in the infrared, is itself 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), shows bright stars and light, pinkish clouds of hot gas. The bright red-yellow streaks that have been superimposed on the image come from radio observations taken by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), revealing regions of cold, dense gas which have the potential to collapse and form stars. The unique web-like structure of the gas clouds led astronomers to the nebula’s spidery nickname.
Telif:ESO, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Wong et al., ESO/M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Görüntü Hakkında
Kimlik: | eso2209a |
Tür: | Gözlem |
Yayın tarihi: | 15 Haziran 2022 19:15 |
Bağlantılı bültenler: | eso2210, eso2209 |
Boyut: | 4983 x 3930 px |
Nesne Hakkında
Adı: | 30 Doradus, Tarantula Nebula |
Tür: | Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Kategori: | Nebulae |
Görüntü Türleri
Duvarkağıtları
Koordinatlar
Position (RA): | 5 38 45.17 |
Position (Dec): | -69° 4' 37.05" |
Field of view: | 8.32 x 6.56 arcminutes |
Yönelim: | Kuzey yönü 90.1° sağ derece kadar dik konumdan sapma göstermektedir |
Renkler & Filtreler
Bant | Dalgaboyu | Teleskop |
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Kırmızı ötesi Y | 1.021 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Kırmızı ötesi Y | 1.02 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Kırmızı ötesi J | 1.25 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Kırmızı ötesi Y | 1.021 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Kırmızı ötesi Ks | 2.146 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Milimetre 13CO | 1.36 mm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 6 |
Kırmızı ötesi Ks | 2.146 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
Kırmızı ötesi Ks | 2.15 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
Milimetre 12CO | 1.3 mm | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 6 |