A wider view of the Carina Nebula

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eso_eso1828b August 29th, 2018

Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/M. Irwin/J. Lewis

This wider coverage area reveals even more stars from the crowded neighbourhood surrounding the Carina nebula. Captured by VISTA, the world’s largest infrared survey telescope, we witness the dramatic evolution of this living stellar city, where stars form and perish side by side.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1828b/

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
Carina Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 46m 40.5s
DEC = -59° 49’ 28.2”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CCW
Field of View
1.5 x 1.2 degrees
Constellation
Carina

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (Ks) 2.2 µm
Green Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Infrared (J) 1.3 µm
Blue Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) Optical (Z) 880.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso1828b
Subject Category
B.4.2.1.1  
Subject Name
Carina Nebula
Credits
ESO/J. Emerson/M. Irwin/J. Lewis
Release Date
2018-08-29T13:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1828b/
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, Optical
Bandpass
Ks, J, Z
Central Wavelength
2150, 1250, 880
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
161.668663214, -59.8244880881
Reference Dimension
15542.0, 12608.0
Reference Pixel
7771.0, 6304.0
Scale
-9.48900987901e-05, 9.48900987901e-05
Rotation
0.21999999999999992
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
eso1828b
Metadata Date
2018-07-26T15:52:50+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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