The region of Orion’s Belt and the Flame Nebula

This spectacular visible light wide-field view of part of the famous belt of the great celestial hunter Orion shows the region of the sky around the Flame Nebula. The whole image is filled with glowing gas clouds illuminated by hot blue young stars. It was created from photographs in red and blue light forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is approximately three degrees.

Kredit:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

O snímku

Id:eso0949k
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:11. prosince 2009 11:30
Související články:eso0949
Velikost:10663 x 9744 px

O objektu

Jméno:Flame Nebula, Orion
Typ:Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Vzdálenost:1500 světelné roky
Constellation:Orion
Kategorie:Nebulae

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Souřadnice

Position (RA):5 41 28.55
Position (Dec):-1° 43' 25.77"
Field of view:179.14 x 163.75 arcminutes
Orientace:Sever je 0.0° levá od svislé osy

Barvy & filtry

PásmoDalekohled
Optický
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optický
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2