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Orion Nebula: Hubble Space Telescope View Vs. Ground-Based View
This composite image shows the location of a one light-year square region in the Orion Nebula, which was imaged by WFPC. The area is near the edge of a cavity of ionized hydrogen, which is heated by ultraviolet radiation from a star cluster at the center of the nebula. (Ground-ba...
- Date
- Jan 1, 1990
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-1990-24-26-image
This composite image shows the location of a one light-year square region in the Orion Nebula, which was imaged by WFPC. The area is near the edge of a cavity of ionized hydrogen, which is heated by ultraviolet radiation from a star cluster at the center of the nebula. (Ground-based Orion Nebula photo copyright David Malin/Anglo-Australian Southern Observatory)
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NASA, ESA, and STScI;Ground Image: Copyright D. Malin/Anglo-Australian Southern Observatory
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Orion Nebula, M42, NGC 1976 |
| R.A. Position | 05h 35m 17.29s |
| Dec. Position | -5° 23' 27.99" |
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