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Location of the Hubble IR Detail in NGC 2174
This graphic shows the location of the infrared image from the Hubble Space Telescope in a wider view of the region of NGC 2174. On the left is a ground-based image of the star-forming nebula in visible light by an amateur astrophotographer, with an outline showing the area of th...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2014
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2014-18-3337-image
This graphic shows the location of the infrared image from the Hubble Space Telescope in a wider view of the region of NGC 2174. On the left is a ground-based image of the star-forming nebula in visible light by an amateur astrophotographer, with an outline showing the area of the detailed Hubble image. On the right is a small detail of a star-forming column in the nebula, made by Hubble's WFC3 infrared camera.
Credits
NASA and ESA;Acknowledgment: The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) and R. Crisp
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 2174, Monkey Head Nebula, Sharpless Sh2-252 |
| Object Description | Star-forming Region |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 6,400 light-years (2,000 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The Hubble data are from proposal : Hubble Heritage Team/STScI/AURA: Z. Levay (PI; STScI), K. Noll (GSFC), and M. Mutchler, J. Mack, C. Christian, M. Livio, L. Frattare, J. Sokol, and S. Meyett (STScI). High-level science products for these data are available from the |
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