Wide-field view of the Lagoon Nebula

Eso_eso1403c_1024

eso_eso1403c January 22nd, 2014

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin.

This spectacular image shows the very rich region of sky around the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8). The Lagoon appears at the centre, the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20) close to the top. Other nebulae, both bright and dark, can be seen elsewhere in the picture as well as several star clusters. This view was created from pictures forming parts of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1403c/

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 Messier 8
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Eso_eso1403c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 3m 41.3s
DEC = -24° 22’ 48.5”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View
3.0 x 3.0 degrees
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange DSS2 (None) Optical (R) -
Cyan DSS2 (None) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso1403c
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin.
Release Date
2014-01-22T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1403c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Orange, Cyan
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
270.922233, -24.380139
Reference Dimension
10683.0, 10704.0
Reference Pixel
5340.19848594, 5353.74946079
Scale
-0.00027985946, 0.00027985946
Rotation
0.32935856025
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
eso1403c
Metadata Date
2014-01-13T11:08:03+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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