Head of Column No. 4 in Eagle Nebula

Eso_eso0142e_1024

eso_eso0142e December 20th, 2001

Credit: ESO/M.McCaughrean & M.Andersen (AIP)

Enlarged view of the head of Column 4 in the Eagle Nebula. This column is similar to the more familiar ones, but thus far less impacted by the massive stars in NGC6611. The two red nebulosities in the head signpost one or more young stars so deeply embedded that they cannot be seen directly in the VLT infrared image, only indirectly as they illuminate dust around them. One of these sources is thought to be the origin of the Herbig-Haro object HH216 seen in ESO Press Photo eso0142a and ESO Press Photo eso0142b. Technical information: The region shown measures 1.9 x 2.8 light-years (0.6 x 0.9 pc). The intensity scalings have been adjusted to better show the young stars embedded in the head of each column. North is up and East left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0142e/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Eagle Nebula • Messier 16
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 18m 59.4s
DEC = -13° 52’ 50.5”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
1.0 x 0.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (K) 2.2 µm
Green VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (H) 1.7 µm
Blue VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (J) 1.2 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso0142e
Subject Category
B.3.6.4   B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Eagle Nebula, Messier 16
Credits
ESO/M.McCaughrean & M.Andersen (AIP)
Release Date
2001-12-20T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0142e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from SEDS.
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
ISAAC, ISAAC, ISAAC
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, H, J
Central Wavelength
2160, 1650, 1200
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
274.747499109, -13.8807002766
Reference Dimension
791.0, 598.0
Reference Pixel
395.0, 299.0
Scale
-2.0987719097e-05, 2.0987719097e-05
Rotation
-0.099999999999999992
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
eso0142e
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0142e.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2008-12-19T14:33:07+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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