The star formation region Gum 41

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eso_eso1413a April 16th, 2014

Credit: ESO

This new image from the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile reveals a cloud of hydrogen and newborn stars called Gum 41. In the middle of this little-known nebula, brilliant hot young stars emit energetic radiation that causes the surrounding hydrogen to glow with a characteristic red hue.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1413a/

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
Gum 41
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 30m 24.2s
DEC = -63° 49’ 2.3”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
29.8 x 29.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Centaurus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) -
Orange MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (R) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) -
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ID
eso1413a
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Gum 41
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2014-04-16T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1413a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Blue, Red, Orange, Green
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
B, H-alpha, R, V
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
172.600964, -63.817318
Reference Dimension
7508.0, 7519.0
Reference Pixel
4496.28314834, 3385.90960026
Scale
-6.609788e-05, 6.609788e-05
Rotation
-0.16794800180
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
eso1413a
Metadata Date
2013-07-09T17:48:59+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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