The Trifid Nebula: stellar sibling rivalry

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esahubble_opo9942a November 9th, 1999

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

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Trifid Nebula reveals a stellar nursery being torn apart by radiation from a nearby, massive star. The picture also provides a peek at embryonic stars forming within an ill-fated cloud of dust and gas, which is destined to be eaten away by the glare from the massive neighbor. This stellar activity is a beautiful example of how the life cycles of stars like our Sun is intimately connected with their more powerful siblings.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/opo9942a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Messier 20 Trifid Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 2m 29.9s
DEC = -23° 4’ 39.7”
Orientation
North is 50.6° CCW
Field of View
2.5 x 2.5 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Oiii) 502.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (V) 547.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Hubble (WFPC2) Optical (Sii) 673.0 nm
Spectrum_base
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ID
opo9942a
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Messier 20, Trifid Nebula
Credits
NASA/ESA and Jeff Hester (Arizona State University)
Release Date
1999-11-09T19:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://esahubble.org/images/opo9942a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Oiii, V, H-alpha, Sii
Central Wavelength
502, 547, 656, 673
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
270.624783923, -23.0776890395
Reference Dimension
1516.0, 1494.0
Reference Pixel
758.0, 747.0
Scale
-2.7648266776e-05, 2.7648266776e-05
Rotation
50.579999999999878
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
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Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
https://esahubble.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
United States
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo9942a
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:55:21+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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