Wide-field view of part of Orion in visible light

Eso_eso1304c_1024

eso_eso1304c January 23rd, 2013

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

This wide-field view shows a region of sky in the famous constellation of Orion (The Hunter), as seen in visible light. The large, bright feature at the top of the image is the well-known Orion Nebula (Messier 42). This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1304c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2) M 42 Messier 42 NGC 1999 OMC
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Eso_eso1304c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 36m 25.0s
DEC = -6° 42’ 43.2”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
3.0 x 2.9 degrees
Constellation
Orion

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
DSS2 (None) Optical -
Eso_eso1304c_1280
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ID
eso1304c
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), M 42, Messier 42, NGC 1999, OMC
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2013-01-23T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1304c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
84.104138, -6.711996
Reference Dimension
10615.0, 10444.0
Reference Pixel
5407.28806708, 5147.56286105
Scale
-0.00027979377, 0.00027979377
Rotation
-0.20173439162
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1304c
Metadata Date
2012-06-05T17:45:45+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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