The Center of the Orion Nebula
This spectacular colour panorama of the centre the Orion nebula is one of the largest pictures ever assembled from individual images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. The picture, seamlessly composited from a mosaic of 15 separate fields, covers an area of sky about five percent the area covered by the full Moon.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9545a1 |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 November 1995, 06:00 |
| Size: | 4999 x 5999 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 42, Orion Nebula |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 35 12.74 |
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| Position (Dec): | -5° 23' 11.11" |
| Field of view: | 8.31 x 9.98 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Oiii | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical Nii | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |