Celestial Art

New observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope show the star cluster RCW 38 in all its glory. This image was taken during testing of the HAWK-I camera with the GRAAL adaptive optics system. It shows the cluster and its surrounding clouds of brightly glowing gas in exquisite detail, with dark tendrils of dust threading through the bright core of this young gathering of stars.

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Om bilden

ID:eso1823a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:11 juli 2018 12:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1823
Storlek:4455 x 4494 px

Om objektet

Namn:RCW 38
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Constellation:Vela
Kategori:Nebulae
Star Clusters

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Koordinater

Position (RA):8 58 56.87
Position (Dec):-47° 31' 57.98"
Field of view:7.92 x 7.99 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.8° höger om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandVåglängdTeleskop
Infrarött
J
1.258 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarött
H
1.62 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I
Infrarött
Ks
2.146 μmVery Large Telescope
HAWK-I