The Orion Nebula OMC-1 Region
NICMOS's infrared vision reveals a chaotic, active star birth region (as seen in the right-hand image). Here, stars and glowing interstellar dust, heated by and scattering the intense starlight, appear yellow-orange. Emission by excited hydrogen molecules appears blue. The image is oriented with north up and east to the left. The diagonal extent of the image is about 0.4 light-years. Some details are as small as the size of our solar system.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
Name: | Messier 42, NGC 1976, Orion Nebula |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Distance: | 1400 light years |
Constellation: | Orion |
Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 5 35 14.09 |
Position (Dec): | -5° 22' 21.45" |
Field of view: | 0.78 x 0.94 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Infrared | 1.1 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |
Infrared | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |