Infrared View of M16, the Eagle Nebula
spitzer_ssc2007-01c1 September 1st, 2007
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) & A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech)
This picture shows lots of stars and dusty structures with clarity. Dusty molecules found on Earth called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons produce most of the red; gas is green and stars are blue.The image is a composite of infrared light with the following wavelengths: 3.6 microns (blue); 4.5 microns (green); 5.8 microns (orange); and 8 microns (red).
Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope
Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1734-ssc2007-01c1-Infrared-IRAC-View-of-the-Eagle-Nebula
Curator: Spitzer Science Center, Pasadena, CA, USA
Image Use Policy: Public Domain
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Image Details
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Color Mapping
- ID
- ssc2007-01c1
- Subject Category
- B.3.1.1 B.4.1.2
- Subject Name
- Eagle Nebula, Messier 16, M16, NGC 6611
- Credits
- NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) & A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech)
- Release Date
- 2007-09-01
- Lightyears
- 6,500
- Redshift
- 6,500
- Reference Url
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1734-ssc2007-01c1-Infrared-IRAC-View-of-the-Eagle-Nebula
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- from press release
- Facility
- Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
- Instrument
- IRAC, IRAC, IRAC, IRAC
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Green, Orange, Red
- Band
- Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- Near-IR, Near-IR, Mid-IR, Mid-IR
- Central Wavelength
- 3600, 4500, 5800, 8000
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 274.7018442127839, -13.76869098805599
- Reference Dimension
- 2100, 2400
- Reference Pixel
- 1050, 1200
- Scale
- -0.00022200564764313769, 0.00022200564764313769
- Rotation
- 91.652946773
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- Spitzer Science Center
- URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- Caltech MS 220-6, 1200 E. California Blvd.
- City
- Pasadena
- State/Province
- CA
- Postal Code
- 91125
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Publisher
- Spitzer Science Center
- Publisher ID
- spitzer
- Resource ID
- ssc2007-01c1.tif
- Resource URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/uploaded_files/images/0001/1769/ssc2007-01c1.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2019-02-27
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
