Infrared/visible crossfade of the CatòÀÙs Paw Nebula
This sequence compares the new infrared image of the CatòÀÙs Paw Nebula from the VISTA telescope with a picture of the same part of the sky imaged in visible light from ESOòÀÙs Wide Field Imager on the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. The longer wavelength light observed by VISTA can penetrate the dusty regions of the nebula, and find stars that would otherwise be invisible, despite their energetic burning.
Credit:ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
About the Video
Id: | eso1017c |
Release date: | 21 April 2010, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1017 |
Duration: | 01 m 08 s |