The Carina Nebula in infrared light

eso_eso1828a August 29th, 2018

Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/M. Irwin/J. Lewis

This spectacular image of the Carina nebula reveals the dynamic cloud of interstellar matter and thinly spread gas and dust as never before. The massive stars in the interior of this cosmic bubble emit intense radiation that causes the surrounding gas to glow. By contrast, other regions of the nebula contain dark pillars of dust cloaking newborn stars.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1828a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Carina Nebula
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 45m 15.9s; DEC = -59° 49’ 29.0”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CW
Field of View: 1.1 x 1.2 degrees
Constellation: Carina

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM)	Infrared (Ks)	2.2 µm
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM)	Infrared (J)	1.3 µm
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM)	Optical (Z)	880.0 nm

ID: eso1828a
Subject Category: B.4.2.1.1
Subject Name: Carina Nebula
Credits: ESO/J. Emerson/M. Irwin/J. Lewis

Release Date: 2018-08-29T13:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1828a/

Type: Observation
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Facility: Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
Instrument: VIRCAM, VIRCAM, VIRCAM
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Optical
Bandpass: Ks, J, Z
Central Wavelength: 2150, 1250, 880

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 161.316311638, -59.8247155086
Reference Dimension: 11800.0, 12608.0

Reference Pixel: 5900.0, 6304.0
Scale: -9.47069693308e-05, 9.47069693308e-05
Rotation: -0.1
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1828a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1828a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2018-07-26T15:51:49+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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