The region of Orion’s Belt and the Flame Nebula
This spectacular visible light wide-field view of part of the famous belt of the great celestial hunter Orion shows the region of the sky around the Flame Nebula. The whole image is filled with glowing gas clouds illuminated by hot blue young stars. It was created from photographs in red and blue light forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is approximately three degrees.
Kredit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
O snímku
| Id: | eso0949k |
| Typ: | Pozorování |
| Datum zveřejnění: | 11. prosince 2009 11:30 |
| Související články: | eso0949 |
| Velikost: | 10663 x 9744 px |
O objektu
| Jméno: | Flame Nebula, Orion |
| Typ: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation |
| Vzdálenost: | 1500 světelné roky |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Kategorie: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Souřadnice
| Position (RA): | 5 41 28.55 |
| Position (Dec): | -1° 43' 25.77" |
| Field of view: | 179.14 x 163.75 arcminutes |
| Orientace: | Sever je 0.0° levá od svislé osy |
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Barvy & filtry
| Pásmo | Dalekohled |
|---|---|
| Optický B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optický R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |