Merging Clusters in 30 Doradus (Non-annotated)

stsci_2012-35b August 16th, 2012

Credit: NASA, ESA, and E. Sabbi (ESA/STScI) Acknowledgment: R. O'Connell (University of Virginia) and the Wide Field Camera 3 Science Oversight Committee

A 2012 Hubble Space Telescope image of 30 Doradus, 30 Dor, Tarantula Nebula.

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Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2012/news-2012-35

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: 30 Doradus • 30 Dor • Tarantula Nebula
Subject - Local Universe: Nebula > Appearance > Emission; Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open; Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Distance

170,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 38m 49.1s; DEC = -69° 6’ 7.5”
Orientation: North is 12.0° CCW
Field of View: 1.6 x 1.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFC3)	Ultraviolet (U)	336.0 nm
	Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
	Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
	Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (Halpha)	656.0 nm
	Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm
October 20 - 27, 2009

ID: 2012-35b
Subject Category: C.4.2.1 C.3.6.4.1 C.3.6.4.2
Subject Name: 30 Doradus, 30 Dor, Tarantula Nebula
Credits: NASA, ESA, and E. Sabbi (ESA/STScI) Acknowledgment: R. O'Connell (University of Virginia) and the Wide Field Camera 3 Science Oversight Committee

Release Date: 2012-08-16T00:00:00
Lightyears: 170,000
Redshift: 170,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2012/news-2012-35

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: 170,000 light-years (52,000 parsecs)

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment: Blue, Blue, Green, Orange, Red

Band: Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: U, B, V, Halpha, I
Central Wavelength: 336, 438, 555, 656, 814

Start Time: 2009-10-20T00:00:00, 2009-10-20T00:00:00, 2009-10-20T00:00:00, 2009-10-20T00:00:00, 2009-10-20T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: O

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 84.70461150360, -69.10208892828
Reference Dimension: 2500.00, 2500.00

Reference Pixel: 557.87350600162, 719.78034596723
Scale: -0.00001099859, 0.00001099859
Rotation: 11.99803319799
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 FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 1878.02 847.08 1549.44 597.46 2275.13 689.94 2261.69 124.35 2248.13 1283.34 2456.04 1297.56 1816.51 1639.52 1758.80 2174.38 1354.88 1612.92 844.40 2313.96 1195.60 1164.64 346.51 1503.03 1318.76 838.67 452.06 813.23 1690.00 593.30 1076.25 179.04 1614.96 1245.31 1201.04 1485.80 Center Pixel Coordinates: 1250.00 84.68033120521 1250.00 -69.09795438629

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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p1235b-f-2500x2500.tif

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Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2012/35

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

170,000 light years