GBT/VLA Image of Orion Nebula

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noirlab_M42-VLA-GBT-Radio-Orion-VLAandGBT-hi January 16th, 2013

Credit: NRAO/AUI

This image of the Orion Nebula combines data from the National Radio Astronomy Obervatory's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA). The GBT is a 100m diamter single dish radio telescope. The VLA is an array of 27 individual radio telescope with diameters of 25 meters. The GBT is good at seeing large scale structure in the Orion Nebula and the VLA is better at seeing small details. The GBT-VLA radio image shows new details that will allow scientists to better understand how ionized gas near the young, hot stars at the nebula's center flows outward toward the edge of the nebula.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/M42-VLA-GBT-Radio-Orion-VLAandGBT-hi/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M42 • M42/M43 • M43 • Orion Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Nebula > Appearance > Dark
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Protostar

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
1,450 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 9.7s
DEC = -5° 24’ 50.5”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
30.0 x 30.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Orion

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue WISE (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 3.4 µm
Cyan WISE (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 4.6 µm
Green WISE (IRAC) Infrared (Mid-IR) 12.0 µm
Red WISE (MIPS) Infrared (Mid-IR) 22.0 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Blue
Cyan
Green
Red
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ID
M42-VLA-GBT-Radio-Orion-VLAandGBT-hi
Subject Category
B.4.1.2.   B.4.2.3.   B.3.1.1.  
Subject Name
M42, M42/M43, M43, Orion Nebula
Credits
NRAO/AUI
Release Date
2013-01-16
Lightyears
1,450
Redshift
1,450
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/M42-VLA-GBT-Radio-Orion-VLAandGBT-hi/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
WISE, WISE, WISE, WISE
Instrument
IRAC, IRAC, IRAC, MIPS
Color Assignment
Blue, Cyan, Green, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR, Near-IR, Mid-IR, Mid-IR
Central Wavelength
3400, 4600, 12000, 22000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
83.7904845253715, -5.414041657198122
Reference Dimension
5004.0, 5004.0
Reference Pixel
2502.0, 2502.0
Scale
-9.982696561677423e-05, 9.982696561677423e-05
Rotation
0.020000000000000063
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
M42-VLA-GBT-Radio-Orion-VLAandGBT-hi
Resource URL
https://noirlab.edu/public/resources/image/original/M42-VLA-GBT-Radio-Orion-VLAandGBT-hi.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2026-11-01T10:11:23.741292
Metadata Version
1.1
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Universescalefull
1,450 light years

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