BN/KL complex in the Orion Nebula

Eso_eso0113c_1024

eso_eso0113c March 30th, 2001

Credit: ESO

This is one of series of mid-infrared images of the BN/KL complex, a star-forming region deep inside the Orion Nebula, obtained with ESO's Thermal Infrared MultiMode Instrument (TIMMI2), mounted at the Cassegrain focus of the 3.6-m telescope on La Silla. The area is located close to the Trapezium cluster. The dust is more transparent at longer wavelengths and the complex is clearly seen in this image obtained with TIMMI2 at wavelengths of 20.0µm. It shows in some detail the structures around the compact sources and the extended thermal emission from the dust. The brighter areas are the hotter ones. Technical information: This image shows a similar Q-band (20.0 µm) mosaic, obtained with the same observing procedure. Both photos show diffraction limited structures in a 30 x 42 arcsec 2 sky field. 

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0113c/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Becklin/Neugebauer Complex • BN/KL Complex
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red ESO-3.6m (TIMMI2) Infrared (Q) 20.0 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Red
Eso_eso0113c_1280
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ID
eso0113c
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Becklin/Neugebauer Complex, BN/KL Complex
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2001-03-30T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0113c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
ESO 3.6-metre telescope
Instrument
TIMMI2
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
Q
Central Wavelength
20000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
478.0, 688.0
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
eso0113c
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0113c.tif
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Metadata Date
2009-02-02T13:37:29+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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