Wide-Field Image of the Eagle Nebula

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stsci_2005-12x April 25th, 2005

Credit: T.A.Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage, NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOAO/AURA/NSF) and B.A.Wolpa (NOAO/AURA/NSF)

This wide-field image of the Eagle Nebula was taken at the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter telescope on Kitt Peak with the NOAO Mosaic CCD camera. It shows the areas seen in greater detail with Hubble's Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) in 1995 and Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in 2005.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2005/news-2005-12

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Eagle Nebula M16 NGC 6611 IC 4703
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Appearance > Emission

Distance

Universescale2
31,000,000 light years
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 18m 48.2s
DEC = -13° 48’ 26.1”
Orientation
North is 89.8° CCW
Field of View
17.2 x 17.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Kitt Peak .9 meter (Mosaic) Optical -
For WCS info for ACS 2004 data see 2005-12-b and for WCS info for WPFC2 see 1995-44-a
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ID
2005-12x
Subject Category
B.4.2.1  
Subject Name
Eagle Nebula, M16, NGC 6611, IC 4703
Credits
T.A.Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage, NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOAO/AURA/NSF) and B.A.Wolpa (NOAO/AURA/NSF)
Release Date
2005-04-25T00:00:00
Lightyears
31,000,000
Redshift
31,000,000
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2005/news-2005-12
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in lightyears
Facility
Kitt Peak .9 meter
Instrument
Mosaic
Color Assignment
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
F
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
2000.0
Reference Value
274.70088500000, -13.80724700000
Reference Dimension
2423.00, 2423.00
Reference Pixel
1169.88783090874, 1773.55947565654
Scale
-0.00011830110, 0.00011830110
Rotation
89.78744380388
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p0512x-f-2423x2423.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0512x-f-2423x2423.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2005/12
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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