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.

Kredit:

ESO/VVV
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

O snímku

Id:eso1101b
Typ:Koláž
Datum zveřejnění:5. ledna 2011 12:00
Související články:eso1101
Velikost:4581 x 4388 px

O objektu

Jméno:Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8
Typ:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Vzdálenost:5000 světelné roky
Kategorie:Nebulae

Image Formats


Barvy & filtry

PásmoDalekohled
Optický
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infračervený
K
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Optický
V
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infračervený
J
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Optický
R
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Infračervený
H
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM

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