Jets, bubbles and bursts of light in Taurus

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esahubble_heic1424a November 6th, 2014

Credit: Image credit: ESA/Hubble and NASAAcknowledgement: Judy Schmidt

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a striking view of a multiple star system called XZ Tauri, its neighbour HL Tauri and several nearby young stellar objects. XZ Tauri is blowing a hot bubble of gas into the surrounding space, which is filled with bright and beautiful clumps that are emitting strong winds and jets. These objects illuminate the region, creating a truly dramatic scene.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1424a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
LDN 1551 XZ Tauri
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Young Stellar Object
Nebula > Appearance > Dark
Esahubble_heic1424a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 4h 31m 38.4s
DEC = 18° 13’ 14.1”
Orientation
North is 29.8° CCW
Field of View
3.4 x 3.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Taurus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (R) 625.0 nm
Orange Hubble (ACS) Optical (H-alpha) 658.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Orange
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ID
heic1424a
Subject Category
C.3.1.2   C.4.2.3  
Subject Name
LDN 1551, XZ Tauri
Credits
Image credit: ESA/Hubble and NASAAcknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
Release Date
2014-11-06T13:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1424a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Orange
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, H-alpha
Central Wavelength
625, 658
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
67.9099680002, 18.2205822638
Reference Dimension
4135.0, 4009.0
Reference Pixel
2067.5, 2004.5
Scale
-1.38962298451e-05, 1.38962298451e-05
Rotation
29.839999999999996
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
heic1424a
Metadata Date
2014-10-28T12:55:24+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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