VST image of the star-forming region Messier 17

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eso_eso1119a June 8th, 2011

Credit: ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute

The first released VST image shows the spectacular star-forming region Messier 17, also known as the Omega Nebula or the Swan Nebula, as it has never been seen before. This vast region of gas, dust and hot young stars lies in the heart of the Milky Way in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer). The VST field of view is so large that the entire nebula, including its fainter outer parts, is captured — and retains its superb sharpness across the entire image. The data were processed using the Astro-WISE software system developed by E.A. Valentijn and collaborators at Groningen and elsewhere. #L

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1119a/

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
M 17 Messier 17
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 20m 58.7s
DEC = -16° 8’ 52.0”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
53.4 x 53.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VST (OmegaCAM) Infrared (I) -
Green VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (R) -
Blue VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (G) -
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ID
eso1119a
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
M 17, Messier 17
Credits
ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute
Release Date
2011-06-08T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1119a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope
Instrument
OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, R, G
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
275.244478914, -16.1477703064
Reference Dimension
16017.0, 16017.0
Reference Pixel
8008.0, 8008.0
Scale
-5.55706365385e-05, 5.55706365385e-05
Rotation
-0.14000000000000454
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
eso1119a
Metadata Date
2024-02-22T14:22:26.367907
Metadata Version
1.1
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