Trifid Nebula

Esahubble_opo0417c_1024

esahubble_opo0417c June 3rd, 2004

Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)

The Trifid Nebula-so called, due to it being divided into 3 lobes. The lobes appear to be separated due to bands of dark nebulae.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0417c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M 20 Messier 20 NGC 6514 Trifid Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region
Esahubble_opo0417c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 2m 21.8s
DEC = -23° 2’ 5.0”
Orientation
North is 129.9° CW
Field of View
4.8 x 4.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (SII) 673.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (OIII) 502.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Esahubble_opo0417c_1280
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ID
opo0417c
Subject Category
B.4.2.1.1  
Subject Name
M 20, Messier 20, NGC 6514, Trifid Nebula
Credits
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
Release Date
2004-06-03T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0417c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
SII, H-alpha, OIII
Central Wavelength
673, 656, 502
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
270.5908323, -23.034712
Reference Dimension
3164.0, 3188.0
Reference Pixel
1583.0, 1595.0
Scale
2.52542993995e-05, 2.52489041703e-05
Rotation
-129.9
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS info from NASA/Hubble
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
opo0417c
Metadata Date
2004-05-18T12:01:42-05:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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