New Hubble infrared view of the Tarantula Nebula
This new Hubble image shows a cosmic creepy-crawly known as the Tarantula Nebula in infrared light. This region is full of star clusters, glowing gas, and thick dark dust.
Created using observations taken as part of the Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project (HTTP), this image was snapped using Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) and Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project (HTTP) is scanning and imaging many of the many millions of stars within the Tarantula, mapping out the locations and properties of the nebula's stellar inhabitants. These observations will help astronomers to piece together an understanding of the nebula's skeleton, viewing its starry structure.
Credit:NASA, ESA, E. Sabbi (STScI)
About the Image
Id: | heic1402a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 9 January 2014, 16:15 |
Related releases: | heic1402 |
Size: | 16617 x 14939 px |
About the Object
Name: | 30 Doradus Nebula, R136, Tarantula Nebula |
Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
Distance: | 150000 light years |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Publication TIFF 4K
32.3 MB
Publication JPEG
13.9 MB
Screensize JPEG
709.0 KB
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 5 38 25.24 |
Position (Dec): | -69° 7' 6.74" |
Field of view: | 10.97 x 9.86 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 41.6° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Infrared I | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Infrared I | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Infrared J | 1.1 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |