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The GigaGalaxy Zoom composite
The three images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project showing the sky at different levels: from the view seen by the unaided eye to one seen through an amateur telescope, with a final zoom in onto the Lagoon Nebula as seen through a professional telescope.
Crédit:ESO/S. Guisard/S. Brunier
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso0936b |
Type: | Observation |
Date de publication: | 28 septembre 2009 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0936 |
Taille: | 4330 x 7665 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Distance: | 5000 années lumière |
Catégorie: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Fonds d'écran
Couleurs & filtres
Domaine | Télescope |
---|---|
Visible B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Visible V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Visible R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Visible H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Notes: Exposure information refers to the bottom image. The other two pictures taken through an amateur telescope.