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Galactic Snake

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stsci_2020-14a October 27th, 2006

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S. Carey (SSC/C

This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what astronomers are referring to as a "snake" (upper left) and its surrounding stormy environment.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2020/news-2020-14

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: The Snake • IRDC G11.11-0.11
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Dark; Nebula > Type > Star Formation; Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance

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10,800 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 31m 22.7s; DEC = 12° 15’ 30.1”
Orientation: North is 87.4° CW
Field of View: 1.3 x 0.6 degrees
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared (Near-IR)	3.6 µm
	Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared (Near-IR)	4.5 µm
	Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared (Mid-IR)	8.0 µm
	Spitzer (MIPS)	Infrared (Mid-IR)	24.0 µm

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Cyan

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Red

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ID: 2020-14a
Subject Category: B.4.2.3. B.4.1.2. B.4.1.4.
Subject Name: The Snake, IRDC G11.11-0.11
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S. Carey (SSC/C

Release Date: 2006-10-27T00:00:00
Lightyears: 10,800
Redshift: 10,800
Reference Url: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2020/news-2020-14

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
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: 3600, 4500, 8000, 24000

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 82.844774, 12.258353
Reference Dimension: 3921, 1907

Reference Pixel: 1960.768767, 953.915645
Scale: -0.000339, 0.000339
Rotation: -87.42499
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-J-p2014a-f-1460x902.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-J-p2014a-f-1460x902.tif
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Metadata Date: 2022-01-04T11:56:51-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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