The Orion Nebula and Trapezium cluster (detail)
This image shows smaller, particularly interesting areas of ESO Press Photo eso0104a. The traces of a massive outflow of gas from a very young object embedded in the dense molecular cloud behind the Orion Nebula. Shards of gas from the explosion create shocks and leave bow-waves as they move at speeds of up to 200 km/sec from the source.
Credit:ESO/M.McCaughrean et al. (AIP)
About the Image
| Id: | eso0104b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 January 2001 |
| Related releases: | eso0104 |
| Size: | 1229 x 1463 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Orion Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 35 13.46 |
| Position (Dec): | -5° 21' 19.86" |
| Field of view: | 2.37 x 3.08 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Infrared J | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
| Infrared H | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
| Infrared K | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |