2MASS Infrared Images of Messier Objects

Unless in special cases, the images here are 2MASS Atlas representations. As IR is invisible, these are all false-color IR images. The atlas representations are coded into visible colors by mapping 3 IR wavelength bands into colors: J light (1.2 micron) into blue, H light (1.6 micron) in green, and Ks light (2.2 micron) into red. Thus, blueish colored objects are brightest at shortest wavelengths (closest or "nearest" to visible, "warmest" or "hottest"), grey or white objects are about equally bright throughout this part of the IR spectrum, and brown or red objects are brighter to the cooler, longer-wavelength ("farther" IR) part of the spectrum.

• M14: M14 IR image [caption]
• M18: M18 IR image [caption]
• M21: M21 IR image [caption]
• M25: M25 IR image [caption]
• M26: M26 IR image [caption]
• M28: M28 IR image [caption]
• M29: M29 IR image [caption]; more detailed image [caption]
• M34: M34 IR image [caption]
• M36: M36 IR image [caption]
• M38: M38 IR image [caption]
• M39: M39 IR image [caption]
• M41: M41 IR image [caption]
• M42: Trapezium region IR image [caption]
• M42/M43: IR image of M42/43 region [caption]
• M43: IR image of M43 [caption]
• M48: IR image of M48 [caption]
• M54: IR image of M54 [caption]
• M57: IR image of M57 [caption]
• M62: M62 IR image [caption]
• M66: M66 IR image [caption]
• M72: M72 IR image [caption]
• M73: M73 IR image [caption]
• M75: M75 IR image [caption]
• M78: M78 IR image [caption, whole M78 region]
• M102/NGC 5866: M102/NGC 5866 IR image [caption]

Last Modification: August 17, 2001