Orion Nebula detail

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eso_eso0104d January 17th, 2001

Credit: ESO/M.McCaughrean et al. (AIP)

ESO Press Photo eso0104d shows a small section of the observational data (in one infrared spectral band only, here reproduced in B/W) on which ESO Press Photo eso0104a is based. The field is centred on one of the famous Orion silhouette disks (Orion 114-426) (it is located approximately halfway between the centre and the right edge of ESO Press Photo eso0104c ). The dusty disk itself is seen edge-on as a dark streak against the background emission of the Orion Nebula, while the bright fuzzy patches on either side betray the presence of the embedded parent star that illuminates tenuous collections of dust above its north and south poles to create these small reflection nebulae. Recent HST studies suggest that the very young Orion 114-426 disk — that is thirty times bigger than our present-day Solar System — may already be showing signs of forming its own proto-planetary system.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0104d/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M 42 Messier 42 Orion Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster
Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (K) -
Green VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (H) -
Blue VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (J) -
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ID
eso0104d
Subject Category
B.3.6.4   B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
M 42, Messier 42, Orion Nebula
Credits
ESO/M.McCaughrean et al. (AIP)
Release Date
2001-01-17T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0104d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from SEDS.
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
ISAAC, ISAAC, ISAAC
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, H, J
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2273.0, 2265.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0104d
Metadata Date
2009-01-12T14:05:25+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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