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This image shows a dark molecular cloud known as LDN 483, captured by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. At first glance, the patch of sky looks like a region where stars are missing, but the effect is due to interstellar extinction — dust and gas within LDN 483 absorb and scatter light from background stars, making them appear faint or invisible to telescopes that observe visible light. Interstellar extinction is the dimming of light from distant objects caused by dust and gas between the object and the observer, a common phenomenon in astronomy that must be accounted for when measuring stellar brightness and color.
Dark nebulae like LDN 483 are dense concentrations of interstellar matter located within our Milky Way Galaxy. This particular cloud lies about 700 light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens and contains enough material to block most visible light from stars behind it. Because dust grains preferentially scatter shorter (bluer) wavelengths of light, extinction can also make objects appear redder than they truly are — a related effect known as interstellar reddening. Understanding and correcting for extinction is essential for astronomers to reveal the true brightness, distance, and physical properties of celestial objects seen through dusty regions of space.
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Termes du glossaire en rapport :
L'extinction interstellaire
, Milieu interstellaire
, Nébuleuse sombre
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Légende d'image : This image shows a dark molecular cloud known as LDN 483, captured by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. At first glance, the patch of sky looks like a region where stars are missing, but the effect is due to interstellar extinction — dust and gas within LDN 483 absorb and scatter light from background stars, making them appear faint or invisible to telescopes that observe visible light. Interstellar extinction is the dimming of light from distant objects caused by dust and gas between the object and the observer, a common phenomenon in astronomy that must be accounted for when measuring stellar brightness and color.
Dark nebulae like LDN 483 are dense concentrations of interstellar matter located within our Milky Way Galaxy. This particular cloud lies about 700 light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens and contains enough material to block most visible light from stars behind it. Because dust grains preferentially scatter shorter (bluer) wavelengths of light, extinction can also make objects appear redder than they truly are — a related effect known as interstellar reddening. Understanding and correcting for extinction is essential for astronomers to reveal the true brightness, distance, and physical properties of celestial objects seen through dusty regions of space.
Crédits pour l'image : ESO
Termes du glossaire en rapport : Dark Nebula , Interstellar Extinction , Interstellar Medium
Légende d'image : Questa immagine mostra una nube molecolare scura nota come LDN 483, ripresa dalla Wide Field Imager installata sul telescopio MPG/ESO da 2,2 metri presso l’Osservatorio di La Silla in Cile. A prima vista, quella porzione di cielo sembra una regione priva di stelle, ma l’effetto è dovuto all’estinzione interstellare: la polvere e il gas all’interno di LDN 483 assorbono e diffondono la luce delle stelle sullo sfondo, rendendole deboli o invisibili ai telescopi che osservano la luce visibile. L'estinzione interstellare è l'attenuazione della luce proveniente da oggetti lontani causata dalla polvere e dal gas presenti tra l'oggetto e l'osservatore, un fenomeno comune in astronomia di cui si deve tenere conto quando si misurano la luminosità e il colore delle stelle.
Le nebulose scure come LDN 483 sono dense concentrazioni di materia interstellare situate all'interno della nostra galassia, la Via Lattea. Questa particolare nube si trova a circa 700 anni luce dalla Terra nella costellazione del Serpente e contiene materiale sufficiente a bloccare la maggior parte della luce visibile proveniente dalle stelle che si trovano dietro di essa. Poiché i granelli di polvere diffondono preferibilmente le lunghezze d'onda più corte (più blu) della luce, l'estinzione può anche far apparire gli oggetti più rossi di quanto non siano in realtà — un effetto correlato noto come arrossamento interstellare. Comprendere e correggere l'estinzione è essenziale per gli astronomi per rivelare la vera luminosità, la distanza e le proprietà fisiche degli oggetti celesti osservati attraverso regioni polverose dello spazio.
Crédits pour l'image : ESO
Termes du glossaire en rapport : Estinzione interstellare , Mezzo interstellare , Nebulosa Oscura Statuts de la traduction de la légende: Pas encore approuvé par un·e relecteur(rice)
Traducteurs de la légende: Giuliana Giobbi



