Trapezium (M42)

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noirlab_gemini-20080825-trapezium-m42-0001 August 17th, 2004

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/University of Florida/Phil Lucas

Gemini South image showing a section of the "Trapezium" region of the Orion Nebula as seen at infrared wavelengths using the Flamingos-I near infrared imager. Technical Details: This image is a combination of 3 separate "B&W" images centered on the J, H and K bands to produce this color image.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini-20080825-trapezium-m42-0001/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M42 Trapezium
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Appearance > Emission
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 15.8s
DEC = -5° 26’ 16.2”
Orientation
North is 1.2° CW
Field of View
2.0 x 2.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Orion

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS 2) Infrared (K) 2.2 µm
Green Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS 2) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Blue Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS 2) Infrared (J) 1.2 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
gemini-20080825-trapezium-m42-0001
Subject Category
B.4.2.1.  
Subject Name
M42, Trapezium
Credits
International Gemini Observatory/University of Florida/Phil Lucas
Release Date
2004-08-17T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini-20080825-trapezium-m42-0001/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
Instrument
FLAMINGOS 2, FLAMINGOS 2, FLAMINGOS 2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, H, J
Central Wavelength
2200, 1640, 1200
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
83.8159326711, -5.43782358659
Reference Dimension
1598.0, 1692.0
Reference Pixel
799.0, 846.0
Scale
-2.11545204244e-05, 2.11545204244e-05
Rotation
-1.2200000000000004
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Peter Michaud
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
gemini-20080825-trapezium-m42-0001
Metadata Date
2013-04-19T17:25:39-10:00
Metadata Version
1.0
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