The Sh2-54 nebula in the infrared with VISTA

eso_eso2301a January 4th, 2023

Credit: ESO/VVVX

This image of the spectacular Sh2-54 nebula was taken in infrared light using ESO’s VISTA telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile. The clouds of dust and gas that are normally obvious in visible light are less evident here, and in this light we can see the light of the stars behind the nebulae now piercing through.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2301a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Sh2-54
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Dark

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 18h 17m 53.5s; DEC = -11° 44’ 12.5”
Orientation: North is 28.1° CW
Field of View: 14.7 x 13.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Serpens

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 (H)	1.7 µm
Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM)	Infrared (J)	1.3 µm

ID: eso2301a
Subject Category: B.4.2.3
Subject Name: Sh2-54
Credits: ESO/VVVX

Release Date: 2023-01-04T14:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2301a/

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, Infrared
Bandpass: Ks, H, J
Central Wavelength: 2150, 1650, 1250

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Dataset ID: None, None, None
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 274.473114006, -11.73679381
Reference Dimension: 2581.0, 2281.0

Reference Pixel: 1290.5, 1140.5
Scale: -9.48379903133e-05, 9.48379903133e-05
Rotation: -28.139999999999979
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: https://www.eso.org
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province: None

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso2301a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2301a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2022-12-28T15:42:31+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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