An infrared view of the Messier 17 nebula

Eso_eso2413b_1024

eso_eso2413b September 26th, 2024

Credit: ESO/VVVX survey

  This image shows a detailed infrared view of Messier 17, also known as the Omega Nebula or Swan Nebula, a stellar nursery located about 5500 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. This image is part of a record-breaking infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects. ESO’s VISTA ― the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy ― captured the images with its infrared camera VIRCAM. The data were gathered as part of the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) survey and its companion project, the VVV eXtended survey (VVVX).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2413b/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M 17 • Messier 17 • Omega Nebula • Swan Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Eso_eso2413b_1280
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ID
eso2413b
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
M 17, Messier 17, Omega Nebula, Swan Nebula
Credits
ESO/VVVX survey
Release Date
2024-09-26T14:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2413b/
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Observation
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Central Wavelength
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Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
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9249.0, 12207.0
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FITS Header
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Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
Name
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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
eso2413b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2413b.tif
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Metadata Date
2024-09-27T05:06:18.259033
Metadata Version
1.1
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