M41 with WISE IR data

I had recently posted a visible spectrum image of the cluster M41. Now that WISE IR data is available, I wanted to see the M41 region in 4.6 and 12 micrometer IR. It is somewhat interesting to see the otherwise invisible but IR emitting dust and gas around the cluster. I merged the IR data with the visible light image here:

http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/M41.htm#M41-WISE

I made a blink comparison of the straight visible and the visible / IR blend here:

http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/images/M41_IR_Blink.gif

I'm kind of looking forward to the summertime imaging and combining some of this IR data with the visible data I collect.

Jim Thommes said:

I had recently posted a visible spectrum image of the cluster M41. Now that WISE IR data is available, I wanted to see the M41 region in 4.6 and 12 micrometer IR. It is somewhat interesting to see the otherwise invisible but IR emitting dust and gas around the cluster. I merged the IR data with the visible light image here:

http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/M41.htm#M41-WISE

I made a blink comparison of the straight visible and the visible / IR blend here:

http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/images/M41_IR_Blink.gif

I'm kind of looking forward to the summertime imaging and combining some of this IR data with the visible data I collect.

That's really cool Jim. Is the IR ring that looks a lot like the ring nebula (most of the way from the center to lower left part of your image) a planetary that is only visible in IR?

Jim