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Orion Bar PDRs

Stsci_2021-24a_1024

stsci_2021-24a May 19th, 2021

Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Luhman (Penn State University), and M. Robberto (STScI)

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2021/news-2021-024

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Orion Nebula
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Distance

Universescale1

1,300 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 35m 22.1s; DEC = -5° 23’ 27.0”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CW
Field of View: 7.8 x 5.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (B)	435.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS/WFC)	Optical (i)	775.0 nm
	Hubble (WFC3/IR)	Infrared	1.4 µm

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Blue

Cyan

Yellow

Red

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ID: 2021-24a
Subject Category: B.4.1.2
Subject Name: Orion Nebula
Credits: NASA, ESA, K. Luhman (Penn State University), and M. Robberto (STScI)

Release Date: 2021-05-19T00:00:00
Lightyears: 1,300
Redshift: 1,300
Reference Url: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2021/news-2021-024

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC, ACS/WFC, WFC3/IR
Color Assignment: Blue, Cyan, Yellow, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass: B, V, i, -
Central Wavelength: 435, 555, 775, 1390

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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 83.84224799351, -5.39083886040
Reference Dimension: 3000.00, 2000.00

Reference Pixel: 783.59508613113, 1061.89875459192
Scale: -0.00004346318, 0.00004346318
Rotation: -0.05841577823
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-p2124a-f-4700x3132.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-J-p2124a-f-4700x3132.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-05-21T10:17:07-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.0

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