VISTA's infrared view of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8)
January 6, 2011
This new infrared view of the star formation region Messier 8, often called the Lagoon Nebula, was captured by the VISTA telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. This color picture was created from images taken through J, H and Ks near-infrared filters, and which were acquired as part of a huge survey of the central parts of the Milky Way. The field of view is about 34 by 15 arcminutes.
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Technology Internet, Sagittarius constellation, Telescopes, Astronomy, ESO's Paranal Observatory, Chile, Eagle Nebula, VistA, Lagoon Nebula, Orion Nebula, Milky Way, Cerro Paranal, Paranal Observatory, European Southern Observatory
