Orion

stsci_1995-49b November 29th, 1995

Credit: C.R. O'Dell/Rice University; NASA/ESA

An immense wall of glowing gasses forms a colorful backdrop to dozens of newborn stars, many of which have dust disks - as revealed by Hubble - that might be embryonic solar systems. (Image Released: January 1994)

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-49

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: The Orion Nebula: Stellar Birthplace
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Distance

1,500 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 35m 18.2s; DEC = -5° 24’ 26.4”
Orientation: North is 75.5° CW
Field of View: 2.5 x 2.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (OIII)	502.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (Halpha)	656.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (NII)	658.0 nm

ID: 1995-49b
Subject Category: B.4.1.2
Subject Name: The Orion Nebula: Stellar Birthplace
Credits: C.R. O'Dell/Rice University; NASA/ESA

Release Date: 1995-11-29T00:00:00
Lightyears: 1,500
Redshift: 1,500
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-49

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in Lightyears

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: OIII, Halpha, NII
Central Wavelength: 502, 656, 658

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 83.82590522778, -5.40732172639
Reference Dimension: 1493.00, 1485.00

Reference Pixel: 656.75105702574, 725.26260056401
Scale: -0.00002793530, 0.00002793530
Rotation: -75.45637961287
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes: World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 743.92 901.96 634.00 580.75 944.22 827.32 756.59 757.83 937.84 905.49 679.81 768.97 940.77 685.03 894.04 720.68 958.09 772.67 812.14 756.78 949.38 1025.95 565.66 808.38 Center Pixel Coordinates: 746.50 83.82581252152 742.50 -5.40477019204

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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9549b-f-1493x1485.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9549b-f-1493x1485.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1995/49

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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1,500 light years