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.
Herkunftsnachweis:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
Über das Bild
| ID: | eso0949k |
| Typ: | Beobachtung |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 11. Dezember 2009 11:30 |
| Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen: | eso0949 |
| Größe: | 10663 x 9744 px |
Über das Objekt
| Name: | Flame Nebula, Orion |
| Typ: | Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Entfernung: | 1500 Lichtjahre |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Kategorie: | Nebulae |
Bildformate
Bildschirm-Hintergrundbilder
Koordinaten
| Position (RA): | 5 41 28.55 |
| Position (Dec): | -1° 43' 25.77" |
| Field of view: | 179.14 x 163.75 arcminutes |
| Orientierung: | Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.0° links zur Vertikale |
Ansicht in WorldWide Telescope:
Farben & Filter
| Spektralbereich | Teleskop |
|---|---|
| Optisch B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optisch R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |