Over the edge
This dark red column shows an illuminated edge of the cavity wall.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, M. Robberto ( Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team
About the Image
NASA caption
| Id: | heic0601e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 January 2006, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0601 |
| Size: | 3939 x 2955 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 42, Messier 43, Orion Nebula |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
435 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical H-alpha |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
775 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared Z |
850 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
Notes: Additional observational data from the WFI instrument on the ESO.MPG 2.2-metre telescope.
