The Tarantula Nebula region imaged with HAWK-I without adaptive optics

eso_ann18006b January 30th, 2018

Credit: ESO

This image of the dramatic star formation region 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, was created from a mosaic of images taken using the HAWK-I instrument working without adaptive optics.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/ann18006b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: 30 Doradus
Subject - Local Universe: Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 38m 42.2s; DEC = -69° 6’ 7.7”
Orientation: North is 0.8° CW
Field of View: 7.8 x 7.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
VLT (HAWK-I)	Infrared (Ks)	2.1 µm
VLT (HAWK-I)	Infrared (Ks)	2.1 µm
VLT (HAWK-I)	Infrared (Y)	1.0 µm
VLT (HAWK-I)	Infrared (Y)	1.0 µm

ID: ann18006b
Subject Category: C.4.2.1.1
Subject Name: 30 Doradus
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2018-01-30T11:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/ann18006b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: HAWK-I, HAWK-I, HAWK-I, HAWK-I
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Green, Blue

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: Ks, Ks, Y, Y
Central Wavelength: 2146, 2146, 1021, 1021

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 84.6759913272, -69.1021483222
Reference Dimension: 4397.0, 4250.0

Reference Pixel: 2198.5, 2125.0
Scale: -2.96054332343e-05, 2.96054332343e-05
Rotation: -0.81999999999999984
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: ann18006b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/ann18006b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2018-01-19T17:58:09+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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