An infrared/visible comparison view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula

This image compares infrared and visible views of the Cat’s Paw Nebula. The visible light image (right) was taken with the Wide Field Imager on the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at La Silla in Chile (eso1003). The new infrared image (left) was taken with the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. In the infrared, the dust that obscures many stars becomes nearly transparent, revealing a whole host of new stars that are otherwise invisible.

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

Om bilden

ID:eso1017c
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:21 april 2010 12:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1017
Storlek:15484 x 8038 px

Om objektet

Namn:Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334
Typ:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Avstånd:5500 ljusår
Kategori:Nebulae

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Färger och filter

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

Noter: Exposure data from VISTA relates to the left image and WFI data to the right image.