Colour composite view of the Pillars of Creation from MUSE data
This colour view was created from observations of the Pillars of Creation made with the MUSE instrument on ESOòÀÙs Very Large Telescope. The parts of the three-dimensional MUSE data cube that correspond to emission from different chemical elements in the clouds have been extracted and combined to create this colour view of the region.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso1518b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 30 April 2015, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1518 |
Size: | 902 x 909 px |
About the Object
Name: | M 16, Messier 16 |
Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Distance: | 7000 light years |
Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
Category: | • Nebulae |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 18 18 51.43 |
Position (Dec): | -13° 50' 8.80" |
Field of view: | 3.00 x 3.03 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 40.2° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
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