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.

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ESO

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Identificazione:eso0202b
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:25 Gennaio 2002
Notizie relative:eso0202
Grandezza:1139 x 1255 px

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Nome:Barnard 33, Horsehead Nebula
Tipo:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark
Distanza:1400 Anni luce
Constellation:Orion
Categoria:Nebulae

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Coordinate

Position (RA):5 40 58.99
Position (Dec):-2° 27' 30.14"
Field of view:3.81 x 4.20 arcminutes
Orientazione:Il Nord è a 89.9° a sinistra della verticale

Colori e filtri

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Ottico
B
Very Large Telescope
FORS2
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V
Very Large Telescope
FORS2
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Very Large Telescope
FORS2