Bok Globule B68
ESO Press Photo eso0102 shows a comparison of the central area of globule B68 in a colour composite of visible and near-infrared on the left and a false-colour composite based on a visible (here rendered as blue), a near-infrared (green) and an infrared (red) on the right.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso0102c |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 10 January 2001 |
Related releases: | eso0102 |
Size: | 2828 x 1461 px |
About the Object
Name: | B 68, Barnard 68 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Bok Globule |
Distance: | 500 light years |
Category: | Nebulae |
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Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Infrared K | New Technology Telescope SofI |
Optical B | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
Optical V | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
Infrared I | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
Notes: Infrared exposures relate to the right image only.
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