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Wide-field view of part of Orion in visible light
This wide-field view shows a region of sky in the famous constellation of Orion (The Hunter), as seen in visible light. The large, bright feature at the top of the image is the well-known Orion Nebula (Messier 42). This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1304c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 23 January 2013, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1321, eso1304 |
| Size: | 10615 x 10444 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), M 42, Messier 42, NGC 1999, OMC |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • X - Nebulae |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5h 36m 24.99s |
| Position (Dec): | -6° 42' 43.19" |
| Field of view: | 178.20 x 175.33 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical O |
440 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical B |
480 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical E |
650 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R |
680 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I |
800 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
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