Tour of Eagle Nebula
This video gives a tour of different images that have been taken of the Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation.
It begins by zooming out from a three-colour composite mosaic image of the Eagle Nebula (Messier 16), based on images obtained with the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope. Faded over this is a view of the Pillars of Creation in infrared taken with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.
Next the video shows three Hubble images of, in order of appearance, a stellar spire in the nebula, an open star cluster known as NGC 6611, and a collection of very bright young stars in the northwestern part of the region.
Just before the last of these images fades in a new Hubble image of the pillars, taken in infrared, comes into view in the very centre, followed by its new companion image taken in visible light.
Credit:Image credits: NASA, the Hubble Heritage Team, ESO, M. McCaughrean & M. Andersen (AIP)
About the Video
Id: | heic1501e |
Release date: | 5 January 2015, 23:15 |
Related releases: | heic1501 |
Duration: | 36 s |
Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
Name: | Eagle Nebula, M 16, Messier 16 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Category: | HD Nebulae |