Visible and Infrared Comparison of NGC 2174
This image compares two views of the same detailed area in the star-forming nebula NGC 2174 from the Hubble Space Telescope. On the left is a visible-light image made by WFPC2 observations taken in 2001 — and released in 2011 — and on the right is an image made by the WFC3 infrared camera. Infrared light penetrates more dust and gas than visible light, allowing details to become visible. A jet of material from a newly forming star is visible in one of the pillars, just above and left of centre in the right-hand image. Several galaxies are seen in the infrared view, much more distant than the columns of dust and gas.
Credit:About the Image
Id: | heic1406c |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | 17 March 2014, 10:00 |
Related releases: | heic1406 |
Size: | 4320 x 2246 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 2174 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
Distance: | 6500 light years |
Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical Oii | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Infrared Y | 1.05 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Optical H-alpha | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Infrared J | 1.25 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical Sii | 673 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |