Carina Nebula (NIRCam Narrowband Filters)

stsci_2022-057d December 15th, 2022

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, M. Reiter (Rice University); Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)

Image of the Cosmic Cliffs, a region at the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324, captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). This image shows invisible near-infrared wavelengths of light that have been translated into visible-light colors.

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Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2022/news-2022-057

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 3324 • Carina Nebula
Subject - Local Universe: Nebula > Type > Star Formation; Nebula > Appearance > Emission

Distance

7,600 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 36m 51.0s; DEC = -58° 37’ 12.1”
Orientation: North is 103.0° CW
Field of View: 7.3 x 4.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Carina

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Webb (NIRCam)	Infrared	1.9 µm
Webb (NIRCam)	Infrared	4.4 µm
Webb (NIRCam)	Infrared	4.7 µm

ID: 2022-057d
Subject Category: C.4.1.2 C.4.2.1
Subject Name: NGC 3324, Carina Nebula
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, M. Reiter (Rice University); Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)

Release Date: 2022-12-15
Lightyears: 7,600
Redshift: 7,600
Reference Url: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2022/news-2022-057

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in lightyears

Facility: Webb, Webb, Webb
Instrument: NIRCam, NIRCam, NIRCam
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength: 1870, 4440, 4700

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 159.21261854583, -58.62001801087
Reference Dimension: 14575.00, 8441.00

Reference Pixel: 7299.61155348266, 4191.4710867124
Scale: 0.00000833367, 0.00000833367
Rotation: -102.980000
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Metadata Date: 2022-12-15T11:45:32-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

7,600 light years