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.

Crediti:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:eso0949k
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:Venerdì 11 Dicembre 2009 11:30
Notizie relative:eso0949
Grandezza:10663 x 9744 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:Flame Nebula, Orion
Tipo:Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Distanza:1500 Anni luce
Constellation:Orion
Categoria:Nebulae

Formati delle immagini

JPEG grande
50,4 MB

Zoom


Sfondi

1024x768
281,5 KB
1280x1024
490,1 KB
1600x1200
756,4 KB
1920x1200
953,3 KB
2048x1536
1,3 MB

Coordinate

Position (RA):5 41 28.55
Position (Dec):-1° 43' 25.77"
Field of view:179.14 x 163.75 arcminutes
Orientazione:Il Nord è a 0.0° a sinistra della verticale

Colori e filtri

BandaTelescopio
Ottico
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Ottico
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2