A Look In Infrared at the Helix Nebula
by Eric Glaser
Title
A Look In Infrared at the Helix Nebula
Artist
Eric Glaser
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Photograph - Digital Photography
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A Look In Infrared at the Helix Nebula
ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) has captured this unusual view of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), a planetary nebula located 700 light-years away. The coloured picture was created from images taken through Y, J and K infrared filters. While bringing to light a rich background of stars and galaxies, the telescope's infrared vision also reveals strands of cold nebular gas that are mostly obscured in visible images of the Helix.
Credit: ESO/VISTA/J. Emerson. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
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March 27th, 2015
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