Zoom Into The Hidden Infrared Heart Of The Orion Nebula | VISTA Telescope

Telescope zooms into the Orion Nebula Messier 42, using VISTA infrared vision to reveal hundreds of hidden newborn stars inside cosmic dust clouds.

In this breathtaking deep-space zoom sequence from the European Southern Observatory (ESO), we journey from the constellation of Orion into the heart of Messier 42, located 1,350 light-years from Earth. By shifting from visible light into the infrared spectrum using the VISTA survey telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, astronomers pierce through opaque interstellar dust to unveil hundreds of active young stars and stellar nurseries hidden from optical human view.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The Constellation Of Orion & Sirius
0:15 - Diving Into The Hunter's Sword
0:30 - Piercing Cosmic Dust With Infrared VISTA Vision
0:45 - Hundreds Of Hidden Newborn Stars Revealed

Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA and R. Gendler. Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit.

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