Celestial Art
New observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope show the star cluster RCW 38 in all its glory. This image was taken during testing of the HAWK-I camera with the GRAAL adaptive optics system. It shows the cluster and its surrounding clouds of brightly glowing gas in exquisite detail, with dark tendrils of dust threading through the bright core of this young gathering of stars.
Credit:ESO/K. Muzic
About the Image
| Id: | eso1823a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 July 2018, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1823 |
| Size: | 4455 x 4494 px |
About the Object
| Name: | RCW 38 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Category: | Nebulae Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 8 58 56.87 |
| Position (Dec): | -47° 31' 57.98" |
| Field of view: | 7.92 x 7.99 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.8° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.258 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Infrared H | 1.62 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |
| Infrared Ks | 2.146 μm | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |