Hubble image archive
Gas Plume Near the Edge 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 (in wide field mode).Hubble shows a wealth of detail never seen before in the nebula. New features include: elongated objects oriented on the...
- Date
- Jan 1, 1992
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-1992-29-86-image
A NASA Hubble Space Telescope "true color" mosaic image of a small portion of the Orion Nebula, taken the Wide Field and Planetary Camera (in wide field mode).
Hubble shows a wealth of detail never seen before in the nebula. New features include: elongated objects oriented on the brightest stars in this region (which are located just off the edge of the picture); rapidly expanding plumes of material around young stars; and protoplanetary disks.
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.
The image is 1.29 light-years across.
Credits
Credit: C.R. O'Dell (Rice University), and NASAImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Orion Nebula |
| R.A. Position | 05h 35m 17.29s |
| Dec. Position | -5° 23' 27.99" |
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