Reflection Nebula Bernes 149 in Dark Cloud Lupus 3
The two young, low-mass proto-stars HR 5999 and HR 6000 illuminate nearby dust, creating the reflection nebula Bernes 149. These stars grew out of the dusty dark cloud of Lupus 3, part of a larger complex of as many as nine dark clouds.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/ T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab)
Image Processing: D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2313a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | May 18, 2023, 8:39 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2313 |
| Size: | 22948 x 12937 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HR 5999, HR 6000 |
| Distance: | 600 light years |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Category: | Nebulae Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 8 22.56 |
| Position (Dec): | -39° 9' 22.10" |
| Field of view: | 103.26 x 58.21 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 473 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical r | 642 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical i | 784 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |