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The Orion Nebula spied by Hawk-I
The central region of the Orion Nebula (M42, NGC 1976) as seen in the near-infrared by the High Acuity Wide field K-band Imager (HAWK-I) instrument at ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal.
Kredit:ESO
O snímku
Id: | orion-hawk-i |
Typ: | Pozorování |
Datum zveřejnění: | 3. prosince 2009 23:20 |
Velikost: | 1810 x 1780 px |
O objektu
Jméno: | Messier 42, Orion Nebula |
Typ: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Vzdálenost: | 1400 světelné roky |
Constellation: | Orion |
Kategorie: | Nebulae |
Souřadnice
Position (RA): | 5 35 23.06 |
Position (Dec): | -5° 24' 19.40" |
Field of view: | 3.21 x 3.16 arcminutes |
Orientace: | Sever je 0.2° levá od svislé osy |
Barvy & filtry
Pásmo | Dalekohled |
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Infračervený K | Very Large Telescope HAWK-I |