The Eagle Nebula in Infrared

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spitzer_ssc2007-01c3 January 9th, 2007

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) & A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech)

This infrared picture highlights the contrast between the hot, supernova-heated dust (green) and the cooler dust making up the Eagle Nebula's dusty star-forming clouds and towers (red, blue and purple).The image includes longer infrared wavelengths, and is a composite of light of 4.5 to 8.0 microns (blue); 24 microns (green); and 70 microns (red).

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1738-ssc2007-01c3-Infrared-View-of-the-Eagle-Nebula

Curator: Spitzer Science Center, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Use Policy: Public Domain

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Eagle Nebula Messier 16 M16 NGC 6611
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Protostar
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova

Distance

Universescale1
6,500 light years
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 18m 48.4s
DEC = -13° 46’ 7.3”
Orientation
North is 91.7° CCW
Field of View
28.0 x 32.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 3.6 µm
Cyan Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Mid-IR) 8.0 µm
Green Spitzer (MIPS) Infrared (Mid-IR) 24.0 µm
Red Spitzer (MIPS) Infrared (Mid-IR) 70.0 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Blue
Cyan
Green
Red
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ID
ssc2007-01c3
Subject Category
B.4.1.2   B.3.1.1   B.3.1.8  
Subject Name
Eagle Nebula, Messier 16, M16, NGC 6611
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) & A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech)
Release Date
2007-01-09
Lightyears
6,500
Redshift
6,500
Reference Url
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1738-ssc2007-01c3-Infrared-View-of-the-Eagle-Nebula
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
from press release
Facility
Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
Instrument
IRAC, IRAC, MIPS, MIPS
Color Assignment
Blue, Cyan, Green, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR, Mid-IR, Mid-IR, Mid-IR
Central Wavelength
3600, 8000, 24000, 70000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
274.7018442127839, -13.76869098805599
Reference Dimension
2100, 2400
Reference Pixel
1050, 1200
Scale
-0.00022200564764313769, 0.00022200564764313769
Rotation
91.652946773
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
Spitzer Science Center
URL
/image/spitzer/ssc2007-01c3
Name
www.spitzer.caltech.edu
Email
Telephone
Address
Caltech MS 220-6, 1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
Rights
Public Domain
Publisher
Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
ssc2007-01c3.tif
Metadata Date
2011-09-06
Metadata Version
1.0
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Universescalefull
6,500 light years

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