The Magnetic Field of Ser-emb 8

Nrao_gallery_nrao17cb22b_1024

nrao_Gallery_nrao17cb22b  

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); P. Mocz, C. Hull, CfA

Texture represents the magnetic field orientation in the region surrounding the Ser-emb 8 protostar, as measured by ALMA. The gray region is the millimeter wavelength dust emission.

Provider: National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Image Source: https://public.nrao.edu/news/2017-alma-serp/

Curator: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

View Options

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Ser-emb 8
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Protostar

Distance

Universescale1
1,400 light years
Nrao_gallery_nrao17cb22b_1280
×
ID
Gallery_nrao17cb22b
Subject Category
B.3.1.1  
Subject Name
Ser-emb 8
Credits
ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); P. Mocz, C. Hull, CfA
Release Date
Lightyears
1,400
Redshift
1,400
Reference Url
https://public.nrao.edu/news/2017-alma-serp/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NRAO/AUI/NSF
URL
https://public.nrao.edu
Name
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Email
outreach@nrao.edu
Telephone
Address
520 Edgemont Road
City
Charlottesville
State/Province
Virginia
Publisher
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Publisher ID
nrao
Resource ID
Metadata Date
2018-05-10T09:51:32-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
×

 

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

×
Universescalefull
1,400 light years

Providers | Sign In