The Helix Nebula: Infrared View | ESO's VISTA
The European Southern Observatory'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 colored 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: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/VISTA/J. Emerson
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Release Date: January 19, 2012
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