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Compass and Scale Image for Carina Nebula Pillars (ACS)
CreditsNASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: M. Livio (STScI) and N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2010
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2010-29-2767-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA);Acknowledgment: M. Livio (STScI) and N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Carina Nebula Pillar |
| Object Description | Carina Nebula Star-Forming Pillars |
| R.A. Position | 10h 43m 59.99s |
| Dec. Position | -59° 35' 0.0" |
| Constellation | Carina |
| Distance | 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is 5 arcminutes (11.4 light-years or 3.5 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposals : M. Livio, K. Noll, M. Mutchler, Z. Levay, L. Frattare, W. Januszewski, C. Christian, and T. Borders (Hubble 20th Anniversary Team, STScI); and : N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), J. Bally (University of Colorado, Boulder), N. Walborn (STScI), and J. Morse (NASA/GSFC). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | July 17, 2005, and February 1-2, 2010 |
| Filters | F658N (H-alpha+[N II]) and F502N ([O III]) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are composites of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Each filter was used to sample a narrow wavelength range. The composite colors result from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Yellow/gold: F658N (H-alpha+[N II]) Cyan: F502N ([O III]) |
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