Hubble image archive
Scale and Compass Image for Orion Nebula
CreditsNASA, ESA, and STScI
- Date
- Jan 1, 2017
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2017-11-4000-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and STScIImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Orion Nebula, M42, NGC 1976 |
| Object Description | Emission Nebula |
| R.A. Position | 05h 35m 17.0s |
| Dec. Position | -5° 23' 27.99" |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | The distance to the Orion Nebula is 1,500 light-years (460 parsecs). |
| Dimensions | The color image is 7.9 arcminutes (3.4 light-years or 1.1 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal : M. Robberto (/), and , M. Robberto (/) |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC, HST>WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | Oct. 2004 – Apr. 2005 (ACS), and Feb. 2015 – Oct. 2015 (WFC3/IR) |
| Filters | ACS/WFC: F435W (B), F555W (V), and F775W (i) WFC3/IR: F139M |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | The color image is a composite mosaic of many separate exposures made by the ACS and WFC3 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope using several different filters isolating the light of specific elements or of specific broad wavelength ranges. The color arises by assigning different hues (colors), to each monochromatic image. In this case, the colors are: Blue: F435W (B) Cyan: F555W (V) Yellow: F775W (i) Red: F139M |
Downloads
Source
Image and source material are credited to the official mission archive linked below.
View on NASA.gov