VISTA's infrared view of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8)

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eso_eso1101a January 5th, 2011

Credit: ESO/VVVAcknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

This new infrared view of the star formation region Messier 8, often called the Lagoon Nebula, was captured by the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. This colour picture was created from images taken through J, H and Ks near-infrared filters, and which were acquired as part of a huge survey of the central parts of the Milky Way. The field of view is about 34 by 15 arcminutes.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1101a/

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
Lagoon Nebula M 8 Messier 8
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 3m 42.1s
DEC = -24° 25’ 7.4”
Orientation
North is 29.3° CW
Field of View
34.0 x 15.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (H) -
Green Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (J) -
Blue Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (K) -
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ID
eso1101a
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Lagoon Nebula, M 8, Messier 8
Credits
ESO/VVVAcknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Release Date
2011-01-05T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1101a/
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
Instrument
VIRCAM, VIRCAM, VIRCAM
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
H, J, K
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
270.925389664, -24.4187304835
Reference Dimension
5990.0, 2659.0
Reference Pixel
2995.0, 1329.5
Scale
-9.46875888141e-05, 9.46875888141e-05
Rotation
-29.320724720560005
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
eso1101a
Metadata Date
2010-12-20T15:35:27+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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