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)

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0104b
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:17 januari 2001
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0104
Grootte:1229 x 1463 px

Over het object

Naam:Orion Nebula
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission
Afstand:1400 lichtjaren
Constellation:Orion
Categorie: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

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Infrarood
J
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC
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Very Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarood
K
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC