The GigaGalaxy Zoom composite

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eso_eso0936b September 28th, 2009

Credit: ESO/S. Guisard/S. Brunier

The three images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project showing the sky at different levels: from the view seen by the unaided eye to one seen through an amateur telescope, with a final zoom in onto the Lagoon Nebula as seen through a professional telescope.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0936b/

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
Lagoon Nebula Messier 8
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) -
Orange MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (R) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) -
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
Exposure information refers to the bottom image. The other two pictures taken through an amateur telescope.
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ID
eso0936b
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8
Credits
ESO/S. Guisard/S. Brunier
Release Date
2009-09-28T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0936b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, R, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
E
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
4330.0, 7665.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0936b
Metadata Date
2018-04-24T22:24:02+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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