Filaments in the Tarantula Nebula

Eso_eso0437b_1024

eso_eso0437b December 10th, 2004

Credit: ESO

Filaments of ionized gas in the proximity of the R136 cluster, which lies beyond the lower left edge of the photo. The different hues are due to different physical conditions that manifest themselves in the spectrum of the light emitted by the gas. Note also the dark lanes running roughly from bottom left to upper right, which are due to filaments of obscuring dust seen in projection against the background of bright nebulosity. The sky field measures 6.5 x 5.7 arcmin. North is up and East is left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0437b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
30 Doradus Tarantula Nebula
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region
Eso_eso0437b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 38m 42.6s
DEC = -69° 6’ 3.9”
Orientation
North is 1.0° CW
Field of View
6.4 x 5.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) -
Green VLT (WFI) Optical (Oiii) -
Blue VLT (WFI) Ultraviolet (U) -
Eso_eso0437b_1280
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ID
eso0437b
Subject Category
C.4.1.2   C.4.2.1.1  
Subject Name
30 Doradus, Tarantula Nebula
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2004-12-10T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0437b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
H-alpha, Oiii, U
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
84.6775406933, -69.1010798777
Reference Dimension
1628.0, 1422.0
Reference Pixel
2941.35057866, 1582.25612152
Scale
-6.600479e-05, 6.600479e-05
Rotation
-0.95654964556
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
eso0437b
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T15:30:04+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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