Bok Globule in the Carina Nebula

eso_eso1639g November 2nd, 2016

Credit: ESO/A. McLeod

The prominent dark patches, in the central region and to the right of the image are a so called Bok globule: these are isolated and relatively small dark nebulae, containing dense dust and gas. These objects are still subjects of intense research as their structure and density remains somewhat a mystery.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1639g/

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: Carina Nebula
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Dark > Bok Globule

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 43m 56.8s; DEC = -59° 33’ 35.2”
Orientation: North is 180.0° CCW
Field of View: 3.9 x 2.9 arcminutes
Constellation: Carina

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (OIII)	500.7 nm
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (H-Alpha)	656.0 nm
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (H-Beta)	486.1 nm
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (SII)	673.1 nm
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (SII)	671.7 nm
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (NII)	658.4 nm
VLT (MUSE)	Optical (SIII)	906.8 nm

ID: eso1639g
Subject Category: B.4.2.3.2
Subject Name: Carina Nebula
Credits: ESO/A. McLeod

Release Date: 2016-11-02T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1639g/

Type: Observation
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Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Green, Red, Red, Red, Magenta

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: OIII, H-Alpha, H-Beta, SII, SII, NII, SIII
Central Wavelength: 500.7, 656, 486.1, 673.1, 671.7, 658.4, 906.8

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 160.986743334, -59.5597746461
Reference Dimension: 1179.0, 877.0

Reference Pixel: 589.5, 438.5
Scale: -5.55847839112e-05, 5.55847839112e-05
Rotation: 179.99999999999991
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: eso1639g

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1639g.tif
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Metadata Date: 2016-10-07T11:33:51+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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