Cone Nebula

HST/ACS Visible-Light Image of the Cone Nebula With Outline of the NICMOS Infrared-Light Image.

Credit:

NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M. Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team and ESA

About the Image

Id:heic0207m
Type:Collage
Release date:5 June 2002, 15:00
Related releases:heic0207
Size:604 x 600 px

About the Object

Name:Cone Nebula, NGC 2264
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region
Distance:3000 light years
Category:Nebulae

Image Formats

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Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Optical
B
435 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS
Infrared
I
814 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS
Optical
H-alpha
658 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS

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