Star-Studded Strings around Cocoon Nebula

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nhsc_nhsc2011-004a April 14th, 2011

Credit: ESA/Herschel/SPIRE/PACS/D. Arzoumanian (CEA Saclay)

Dense filaments of gas in the IC 5146 interstellar cloud can be seen clearly in this image taken in infrared light by the Herschel space observatory. Stars are forming along these filaments. The blue region is a stellar nursery known as the Cocoon nebula.

This image was taken by ESAs Herschel space observatory at infrared wavelengths of 70, 250 and 500 microns.

Provider: Herschel Space Observatory

Image Source: https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/image/nhsc2011-004a

Curator: NASA Herschel Science Center, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/imagepolicy/

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
IC 5146
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Distance

Universescale1
3,100 light years

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Herschel (PACS) Infrared 70.0 µm
Green Herschel (SPIRE) Infrared 250.0 µm
Red Herschel (SPIRE) Infrared 500.0 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Blue
Green
Red
Nhsc_nhsc2011-004a_1280
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ID
nhsc2011-004a
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
IC 5146
Credits
ESA/Herschel/SPIRE/PACS/D. Arzoumanian (CEA Saclay)
Release Date
2011-04-14
Lightyears
3,100
Redshift
3,100
Reference Url
https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/image/nhsc2011-004a
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Herschel, Herschel, Herschel
Instrument
PACS, SPIRE, SPIRE
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
70000, 250000, 500000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NASA Herschel Science Center
URL
http://www.herschel.caltech.edu/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
Rights
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/imagepolicy/
Publisher
Publisher ID
nhsc
Resource ID
Metadata Date
2018-06-21T00:16:46Z
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
3,100 light years

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