The Trapezium cluster

This image shows a colour composite of near-infrared images of the central regions of the Orion Nebula, obtained on March 14, 2000, with the SOFI instrument at the ESO 3.5-m New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla. Three exposures were made through J- (wavelength 1.25 µm here colour-coded as "blue"), H- (1.65 µm; "green") and Ks-filters (2.16 µm; "red"), respectively. The central group of bright stars is the famous "Trapezium" . The total effective exposure time was 86.4 seconds per band. The sky field measures about 4.9 x 4.9 arcmin 2 (1024 x 1024 pix 2). North is up and East is left.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0124a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:7 juin 2001
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0124
Taille:1720 x 1663 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Orion Nebula, Trapezium Cluster
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Distance:1400 années lumière
Constellation:Orion
Catégorie:Nebulae
Star Clusters

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
419,2 Kio
JPEG taille écran
166,6 Kio

Fonds d'écran

1024x768
178,4 Kio
1280x1024
251,5 Kio
1600x1200
323,1 Kio
1920x1200
341,1 Kio
2048x1536
437,6 Kio

Coordinates

Position (RA):5 35 15.07
Position (Dec):-5° 23' 32.27"
Field of view:4.81 x 4.65 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.3° right of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Infrarouge
J
1.25 μmNew Technology Telescope
SOFI
Infrarouge
H
1.65 μmNew Technology Telescope
SOFI
Infrarouge
K
2.16 μmNew Technology Telescope
SOFI