Wide-field view of part of Orion in visible light

eso_eso1304c January 23rd, 2013

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

This wide-field view shows a region of sky in the famous constellation of Orion (The Hunter), as seen in visible light. The large, bright feature at the top of the image is the well-known Orion Nebula (Messier 42). This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1304c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2) • M 42 • Messier 42 • NGC 1999 • OMC
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 36m 25.0s; DEC = -6° 42’ 43.2”
Orientation: North is 0.2° CW
Field of View: 3.0 x 2.9 degrees
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	DSS2 (None)	Optical	-

ID: eso1304c
Subject Category: B.4.1.2
Subject Name: Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), M 42, Messier 42, NGC 1999, OMC
Credits: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: 2013-01-23T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1304c/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument: None
Color Assignment

Band: Optical
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Central Wavelength

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 84.104138, -6.711996
Reference Dimension: 10615.0, 10444.0

Reference Pixel: 5407.28806708, 5147.56286105
Scale: -0.00027979377, 0.00027979377
Rotation: -0.20173439162
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1304c

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1304c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2012-06-05T17:45:45+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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