Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image)
Autor/Urheber:
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
Shortlink:
Quelle:
Größe:
8423 x 14589 Pixel (159727780 Bytes)
Beschreibung:
The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. The pillars look like arches and spires rising out of a desert landscape, but are filled with semi-transparent gas and dust, and ever changing. This is a region where young stars are forming – or have barely burst from their dusty cocoons as they continue to form.
These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope using the NIRCam instrument. Several filters were used to sample different infrared wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: purple: F090W, blue: F187N, cyan: F200W, yellow: F335M, orange: F444W, red: F470N
These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope using the NIRCam instrument. Several filters were used to sample different infrared wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: purple: F090W, blue: F187N, cyan: F200W, yellow: F335M, orange: F444W, red: F470N
Lizenz:
Public domain
Credit:
Relevante Bilder
Relevante Artikel
AdlernebelDer Adlernebel oder IC 4703 ist ein Nebel in Verbindung mit einem offenen Sternhaufen. Der offene Sternhaufen trägt im Messier-Katalog die Bezeichnung M16 bzw. im NGC die Nummer NGC 6611. In vielen Katalogen werden Nebel und Sternhaufen gleichbedeutend aufgeführt, so dass die Messier-Katalog-Bezeichnung meist auch für den Nebel verwendet wird. Er befindet sich im Sternbild Schlange bei den Koordinaten 18h19m (Rektaszension) und −13°47' (Deklination). .. weiterlesen