Infrared/visible light comparison view of the Helix Nebula
eso_eso1205d January 19th, 2012
Credit: ESO/VISTA/J. Emerson. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
This comparison shows a new view of the Helix Nebula acquired with the VISTA telescope in infrared light (left) and the more familiar view in visible light from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (right). The infrared vision of VISTA reveals strands of cold nebular gas that are mostly obscured in visible light images of the Helix.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1205d/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (K) | - |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (J) | - |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (K) | - |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (J+Y) | - |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (Y) | - |
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- ID
- eso1205d
- Subject Category
- B.4.1.3
- Subject Name
- Helix Nebula, NGC 7293
- Credits
- ESO/VISTA/J. Emerson. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
- Release Date
- 2012-01-19T12:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1205d/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, 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, VIRCAM, VIRCAM
- Color Assignment
- Red, Red, Orange, Cyan, Blue
- Band
- Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- K, J, K, J+Y, Y
- Central Wavelength
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- Equinox
- Reference Value
- Reference Dimension
- 5224.0, 2522.0
- Reference Pixel
- Scale
- Rotation
- Coordinate System Projection:
- Quality
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- European Southern Observatory
- URL
- http://www.eso.org/
- Name
- 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
- eso1205d
- Resource URL
- https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1205d.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2012-01-16T11:03:09+01:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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