Panoramic view of the WR 22 and Eta Carinae regions of the Carina Nebula*

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eso_eso1031b June 28th, 2013

Credit: ESO

This spectacular panoramic view combines a new image of the field around the Wolf–Rayet star WR 22 in the Carina Nebula (right) with an earlier picture of the region around the unique star Eta Carinae in the heart of the nebula (left). The picture was created from images taken with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. This image is available as a mounted image in the ESOshop. #L

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1031b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Carina Nebula Eta Carinae NGC 3372 WR 22
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula
Star > Type > Wolf-Rayet
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 45m 3.6s
DEC = -59° 41’ 4.6”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View
57.8 x 28.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Carina

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (R) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) -
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso1031b
Subject Category
B.4   B.3.2.4  
Subject Name
Carina Nebula, Eta Carinae, NGC 3372, WR 22
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2013-06-28T14:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1031b/
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
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
161.265131, -59.684619
Reference Dimension
14576.0, 7100.0
Reference Pixel
3188.30620798, 2650.19380919
Scale
-6.613646e-05, 6.613646e-05
Rotation
0.09456439856
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
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
eso1031b
Metadata Date
2010-07-15T10:02:55+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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