The Stunning Colors of the Orion Nebula
A NASA Hubble Space Telescope "true color" mosaic image of a small portion of the Orion Nebula, taken the Wide Field and Planetary Camera.
This color photograph is a composite of separate images taken at the wavelengths of three abundant elements in the nebula: Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen. The images were taken August 13 and 14, 1991.
Credit:C.R. O'Dell (Rice University), and NASA
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9229d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 December 1992, 06:00 |
| Size: | 2544 x 1824 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 42, Messier 42, NGC 1976, Orion Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 35 16.50 |
| Position (Dec): | -5° 24' 5.17" |
| Field of view: | 1.36 x 0.98 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 205.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC1 |