Digitized Sky Survey image of part of the Taurus molecular cloud
This image shows a wide-field view of part of the Taurus Molecular Cloud, about 450 light-years from Earth. Its relative closeness makes it an ideal place to study the formation of stars. Many dark clouds of obscuring dust are clearly visible against the background stars.
Credit:Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
| Id: | eso1209d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 February 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1209 |
| Size: | 15913 x 8094 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Barnard 211, Barnard 213 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Molecular Cloud |
| Distance: | 450 light years |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 24 47.74 |
| Position (Dec): | 26° 56' 5.71" |
| Field of view: | 267.66 x 136.15 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+R) | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |