BN/KL complex in the Orion Nebula

This is one of series of mid-infrared images of the BN/KL complex, a star-forming region deep inside the Orion Nebula, obtained with ESO's Thermal Infrared MultiMode Instrument (TIMMI2), mounted at the Cassegrain focus of the 3.6-m telescope on La Silla. The area is located close to the Trapezium cluster. The dust is more transparent at longer wavelengths and the complex is clearly seen in this image obtained with TIMMI2 at wavelengths of 20.0µm. It shows in some detail the structures around the compact sources and the extended thermal emission from the dust. The brighter areas are the hotter ones.

Technical information: This image shows a similar Q-band (20.0 µm) mosaic, obtained with the same observing procedure. Both photos show diffraction limited structures in a 30 x 42 arcsec 2 sky field. 

Crédito:

ESO

Sobre la imagen

Identificador:eso0113c
Tipo:Observación
Fecha de publicación:30 de Marzo de 2001
Noticias relacionadas:eso0113
Tamaño:478 x 688 px

Sobre el objeto

Nombre:Becklin/Neugebauer Complex, BN/KL Complex
Tipo:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Distancia:1400 años luz
Categoría:Nebulae

Formatos de imagen

Tamaño original
485,8 KB
JPEG grande
119,4 KB

Fondo de pantalla

1024x768
213,2 KB
1280x1024
297,8 KB
1600x1200
370,4 KB
1920x1200
387,3 KB
2048x1536
505,0 KB

Colores y filtros

BandaLongitud de ondaTelescopio
Infrarrojo
Q
20 μmESO 3.6-metre telescope
TIMMI2