Nebula NGC 2080, nicknamed the 'Ghost Head Nebula'

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esahubble_heic0114a October 18th, 2001

Credit: ESA, NASA, & Mohammad Heydari-Malayeri (Observatoire de Paris, France)

The 'Ghost Head Nebula' is one of a chain of star-forming regions lying south of the 30 Doradus nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Two bright regions (the 'eyes of the ghost'), named A1 (left) and A2 (right), are very hot, glowing 'blobs' of hydrogen and oxygen. The bubble in A1 is produced by the hot, intense radiation and powerful stellar wind from a single massive star. A2 has a more complex appearance due to the presence of more dust, and it contains several hidden, massive stars. The massive stars in A1 and A2 must have formed within the last 10 000 years since their natal gas shrouds are not yet disrupted by the powerful radiation of the newly born stars.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0114a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Ghost Head Nebula NGC 2080
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 39m 43.4s
DEC = -69° 38’ 44.4”
Orientation
North is 147.0° CW
Field of View
1.1 x 1.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Oii) 502.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-beta) 487.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
heic0114a
Subject Category
C.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Ghost Head Nebula, NGC 2080
Credits
ESA, NASA, & Mohammad Heydari-Malayeri (Observatoire de Paris, France)
Release Date
2001-10-18T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0114a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, Oii, H-beta
Central Wavelength
656, 502, 487
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
84.9310222113, -69.645665267
Reference Dimension
1348.0, 1348.0
Reference Pixel
674.0, 674.0
Scale
-1.38139246971e-05, 1.38139246971e-05
Rotation
-146.9999999999998
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0114a
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:05:38+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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