The Dark Wolf Nebula

Eso_eso2416a_1024

eso_eso2416a October 31st, 2024

Credit: ESO/VPHAS+ team

Fittingly nicknamed the Dark Wolf Nebula, this cosmic cloud was captured in a 283-million-pixel image by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. Located around 5300 light-years from Earth, the cold clouds of cosmic dust create the illusion of a wolf-like silhouette against a colourful backdrop of glowing gas clouds.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2416a/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Dark Wolf Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Eso_eso2416a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (FK5)
RA = 16h 54m 10.0s
DEC = -43° 23’ 10.0”
Orientation
North is 90.0° CCW
Field of View
1.0 x 1.0 degrees
Constellation
Scorpius
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ID
eso2416a
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Dark Wolf Nebula
Credits
ESO/VPHAS+ team
Release Date
2024-10-31T14:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2416a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
FK5
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
253.54167, -43.38611
Reference Dimension
16823.0, 16823.0
Reference Pixel
8412.0, 8412.0
Scale
-5.9444e-05, 5.9444e-05
Rotation
90
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
Name
Email
Telephone
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
eso2416a
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2416a.tif
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Metadata Date
2024-10-25T14:08:55+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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