Compass and Scale Image of Jet in Carina (WFC3 UVIS and IR)

Image Details

About The Object
Object Name	Jet in Carina
Object Description	Stellar Jet/Young Stellar Object
R.A. Position	10h 43m 51.3s
Dec. Position	-59° 55' 21.0"
Constellation	Carina
Distance	7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs)
Dimensions	This image is 3 arcminutes (6.6 light-years or 2.0 parsecs) wide.
About The Data
Data Description	The Hubble images were created from data from proposal : K. Noll (STScI), C. Proffitt (STScI/CSC), D. Leckrone and M. Niedner (NASA/GSFC), and M. Livio and Z. Levay (STScI).
Instrument	HST>WFC3/UVIS (top) and HST>WFC3/IR (bottom)
Exposure Dates	July 24-30, 2009, Exposure Time: 11.4 hours
Filters	WFC3/UVIS (top): F502N ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha), and F673N ([S II]) WFC3/IR (bottom): F126N ([Fe II]) and F164N ([Fe II])
About The Image
Color Info	The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the WFC3 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Five filters were used to sample narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: WFC3/UVIS image (top): Red: F673N ([S II]) Green: F656N (H-alpha) Blue: F502N ([O III]) WFC3/IR image (bottom): Cyan: F126N ([Fe II]) Orange: F164N ([Fe II])

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