The Orion Nebula and Trapezium cluster (detail)

This image shows smaller, particularly interesting areas of ESO Press Photo eso0104a. The traces of a massive outflow of gas from a very young object embedded in the dense molecular cloud behind the Orion Nebula. Shards of gas from the explosion create shocks and leave bow-waves as they move at speeds of up to 200 km/sec from the source.

Källa:

ESO/M.McCaughrean et al. (AIP)

Om bilden

ID:eso0104b
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:17 januari 2001
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0104
Storlek:1229 x 1463 px

Om objektet

Namn:Orion Nebula
Typ:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission
Avstånd:1400 ljusår
Constellation:Orion
Kategori:Nebulae

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Koordinater

Position (RA):5 35 13.46
Position (Dec):-5° 21' 19.86"
Field of view:2.37 x 3.08 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.1° höger om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Infrarött
J
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarött
H
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarött
K
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC