Highlights from VISTA’s infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula

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eso_eso1017b April 21st, 2010

Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTAAcknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Highlights from the infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) taken by VISTA. NGC 6334 is a vast region of star formation about 5500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. The whole gas cloud is about 50 light-years across. NGC 6334 is one of the most active nurseries of young massive stars in our galaxy, some nearly ten times the mass of our Sun and most born in the last few million years.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1017b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Cat's Paw Nebula NGC 6334
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (K) -
Green Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (J) -
Blue Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (Y) -
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ID
eso1017b
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334
Credits
ESO/J. Emerson/VISTAAcknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Release Date
2010-04-21T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1017b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from ESO.
Facility
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
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, J, Y
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
3956.0, 3959.0
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
eso1017b
Metadata Date
2010-04-16T12:53:22+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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