Credits
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI);Acknowledgment: F. Yusef-Zadeh (Northwestern Univ.)
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Trifid Nebula, M20, NGC 6514 |
| Object Description | Emission Nebula; HII Region |
| R.A. Position | 18h 2m 23.0s |
| Dec. Position | -23° 1' 48.0" |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Distance | Approximately 9,000 light-years (2800 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposal : F. Yusef-Zadeh (Northwestern U.), J. Biretta (STScI), C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt U.), and M. Wardle (U. Sydney). |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | June 3, July 5, and August 1, 2001, and June 18 and June 22, 2002, Exposure Time: 1.7 hours |
| Filters | F502N ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha), F673N ([S II]) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: F502N ([O III]) Green: F673N ([S II]) Red: F656N (H-alpha) |
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object. |
| Object Description | The type of astronomical object. |
| R.A. Position | Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Dec. Position | Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Constellation | One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears. |
| Distance | The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs. |
| Dimensions | The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description |
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| Instrument | The science instrument used to produce the data. |
| Exposure Dates | The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time. |
| Filters | The camera filters that were used in the science observations. |
| About The Image | |
| Image Credit | The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content. |
| Publication Date | The date and time the release content became public. |
| Color Info | A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented. |
| Orientation | The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere. |
