An infrared/visible comparison view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula

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eso_eso1017c April 21st, 2010

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

This image compares infrared and visible views of the Cat’s Paw Nebula. The visible light image (right) was taken with the Wide Field Imager on the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at La Silla in Chile (eso1003). The new infrared image (left) was taken with the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. In the infrared, the dust that obscures many stars becomes nearly transparent, revealing a whole host of new stars that are otherwise invisible.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1017c/

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
Cat's Paw Nebula NGC 6334
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
Blue Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (Y) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) -
Green Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (J) -
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Infrared (R) -
Red Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (K) -
Exposure data from VISTA relates to the left image and WFI data to the right image.
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ID
eso1017c
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/eso1017c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from ESO.
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
Instrument
WFI, VIRCAM, WFI, VIRCAM, WFI, VIRCAM
Color Assignment
Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Red, Red
Band
Optical, Infrared, Optical, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
B, Y, V, J, R, K
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
E
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
15484.0, 8038.0
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
eso1017c
Metadata Date
2010-04-16T12:46:55+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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