The Eagle Nebula

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esahubble_opo9544b November 2nd, 1995

Credit: Jeff Hester and Paul Scowen (Arizona State University), and NASA/ESA

This eerie, dark structure, resembling an imaginary sea serpent's head, is a column of cool molecular hydrogen gas (two atoms of hydrogen in each molecule) and dust that is an incubator for new stars. The stars are embedded inside finger-like protrusions extending from the top of the nebula. Each 'fingertip' is somewhat larger than our own solar system.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9544b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Eagle Nebula Messier 16
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Esahubble_opo9544b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 18m 50.8s
DEC = -13° 48’ 59.3”
Orientation
North is 42.7° CCW
Field of View
1.3 x 1.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Sii) -
Green Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) -
Blue Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Oiii) -
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ID
opo9544b
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Eagle Nebula, Messier 16
Credits
Jeff Hester and Paul Scowen (Arizona State University), and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1995-11-02T06:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9544b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Sii, H-alpha, Oiii
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
274.7117904, -13.8164847
Reference Dimension
769.0, 751.0
Reference Pixel
385.5, 376.5
Scale
2.75265814022e-05, 2.75577843783e-05
Rotation
42.7
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
opo9544b
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:44:40+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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