This is about 5500 light-years away in the direction of “Sagittarius”Close-up of diffused nebula “M17 (Messier 17)”is.Located at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO)“Very Large Telescope (VLT)”Was taken using.
M17 isActive star-forming regionKnown as one of.Because the star-forming region is the place where new stars are created from gas and dust.“Cradle of stars”Sometimes called.Spreads over the entire field of viewredEmitted from a young star with a high surface temperatureHydrogen ionized by ultraviolet raysThe light emitted from.A young star that gives off a powerful blue glowI feel the beauty in the contrast with.
Swiss astronomer in 1745Jean-Philippe Roi de ChezeauDiscovered by M17“Omega Nebula”or“Swan Nebula”I have some names associated with something that people who saw it felt similar.By the way, “M17” was a French astronomer in the 18th century.Charles MessierIt is the name described in the “Messier Catalog” compiled by.
The image at the beginning was released by ESO on January 4, 2012, and was introduced again on May 31, 2022 through ESO’s official Twitter account.
[▲ Overview of M17 taken with the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at the Paranal Observatory (Credit: ESO / INAF-VST / OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen / Astro-WISE / Kapteyn Institute)]
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- Image Credit: IT
- IT’S – The Smoky Pink Core of the Omega Nebula
Text/Matsumura Takehiro