A wider view of the Carina Nebula

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Carina Nebula
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region

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
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM)	Infrared (Ks)	2.2 µm
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM)	Infrared (J)	1.3 µm
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM)	Optical (Z)	880.0 nm

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
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1828b/

Type: Observation
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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

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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
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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: eso1828b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1828b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2018-07-26T15:52:50+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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