Compass and scale image for Carina Nebula pillars

Compass and scale image for Carina Nebula pillars (taken by the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys).

Credit:

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). Acknowledgment: M. Livio (STScI) and N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

About the Image

NASA press release
Id:opo1029b
Type:Collage
Release date:16 September 2010, 15:00
Size:3000 x 1771 px

About the Object

Name:Carina Nebula
Type:Solar System : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region
Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark
Category:Nebulae

Image Formats

r.titleLarge JPEG
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r.titleScreensize JPEG
255.1 KB

Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Optical
OIII
502 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS
Optical
H-alpha + NII
658 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS

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