The region of Orion’s Belt and the Flame Nebula

This spectacular visible light wide-field view of part of the famous belt of the great celestial hunter Orion shows the region of the sky around the Flame Nebula. The whole image is filled with glowing gas clouds illuminated by hot blue young stars. It was created from photographs in red and blue light forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is approximately three degrees.

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ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

Om bilden

ID:eso0949k
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:11 december 2009 11:30
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0949
Storlek:10663 x 9744 px

Om objektet

Namn:Flame Nebula, Orion
Typ:Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Avstånd:1500 ljusår
Constellation:Orion
Kategori:Nebulae

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Koordinater

Position (RA):5 41 28.55
Position (Dec):-1° 43' 25.77"
Field of view:179.14 x 163.75 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.0° vänster om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Synligt ljus
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Synligt ljus
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2