Visible/Infrared Comparison Views of The Orion A Molecular Cloud

Visible/Infrared Comparison Views of The Orion A Molecular Cloud

This close-up video sequence gives a detailed look at a new image from the VISTA infrared survey telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in northern Chile. The image is compared with a visible light view of the region from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS).

This new infrared VISTA image is part of one of the largest infrared high-resolution mosaic of Orion ever created and covers the Orion A molecular cloud, the nearest known massive star factory, lying about 1,350 light-years from Earth. These infrared images reveal many young stars and other objects normally buried deep in the dusty clouds.

Credits: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/VISION survey/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: January 4, 2017

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