eso_eso0416b May 12th, 2004
Credit: ESO
Three-colour composite of the sky region of M 17, a H II region excited by a cluster of young, hot stars. A large silhouette disc has been found to the south-west of the cluster centre. The present image was obtained with the ISAAC near-infrared instrument at the 8.2-m VLT ANTU telescope at Paranal. The orientation and the scale at the distance of M 17 (7,000 light-years) are indicated, and the main regions are identified.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0416b/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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