Orion Molecular Cloud in visible light (for comparison)
Visible light view of the region of the Orion Molecular Cloud from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS)
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2.
About the Image
| Id: | eso1701-compb |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 4 January 2017, 12:00 |
| Size: | 30000 x 17486 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Orion Molecular Cloud |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 36 20.96 |
| Position (Dec): | -6° 0' 37.19" |
| Field of view: | 220.10 x 128.29 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 116.3° left of vertical |
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