eso_eso2209c June 15th, 2022
Credit: ESO, M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
This infrared image shows the star-forming region 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, highlighting its bright stars and light, pinkish clouds of hot gas. The image is 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).
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2209c/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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VLT (HAWK-I) | Infrared (Y) | 1.0 µm |
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VLT (HAWK-I) | Optical (Ks) | 2.1 µm |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (Y) | 1.0 µm |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (J) | 1.3 µm |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (Ks) | 2.2 µm |
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VLT (HAWK-I) | Infrared (Ks) | 2.1 µm |
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VLT (HAWK-I) | Infrared (Y) | 1.0 µm |
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