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The Horsehead Nebula
An enlargement of a smaller area. Technical information about these photos is available below. This is an enlargement of a smaller area, measuring 3.8 x 4.1 arcmin 2 . North is to the left and east is down (the usual orientation for showing this object). The frames were recorded with a TK2048 SITe CCD and the ESO-FIERA Controller, built by the Optical Detector Team (ODT). The images were prepared by Cyril Cavadore (ESO-ODT), by means of Prism software.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso0202b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Date de publication: | 25 janvier 2002 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0202 |
| Taille: | 1139 x 1255 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | Barnard 33, Horsehead Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark |
| Distance: | 1400 années lumière |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Catégorie: | Nebulae |
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 40 58.99 |
| Position (Dec): | -2° 27' 30.14" |
| Field of view: | 3.81 x 4.20 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 89.9° left of vertical |
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Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Télescope |
|---|---|
| Visible B | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Visible V | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Visible R | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |