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
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