Orion Nebula HST view versus ground-based view
This composite image shows the location of a one light-year square region in the Orion Nebula, which was imaged by WFPC. The area is near the edge of a cavity of ionized hydrogen, which is heated by ultraviolet radiation from a star cluster at the center of the nebula. (Ground-based Orion Nebula photo copyright David Malin/Anglo-Australian Southern Observatory)
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | M 42, Messier 42, NGC 1976, Orion Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 1400 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical OIII |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC1 |
| Optical H-alpha |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC1 |
| Optical SII |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC1 |
Notes: The right image in this collage is from the ground-based Anglo-Australian Southern Observatory.