The Orion Nebula and cluster from the VLT Survey Telescope
OmegaCAM — the wide-field optical camera on ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST) — has captured the spectacular Orion Nebula and its associated cluster of young stars in great detail, producing this beautiful new image. This famous object, the birthplace of many massive stars, is one of the closest stellar nurseries, at a distance of about 1350 light-years.
Credit:ESO/G. Beccari
About the Image
| Id: | eso1723a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 July 2017, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1723 |
| Size: | 16877 x 13107 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Orion Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 35 8.26 |
| Position (Dec): | -5° 28' 43.32" |
| Field of view: | 59.95 x 46.56 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical G | 480 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical r | 625 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical i | 770 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
| Optical H-alpha | 659 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |