Credits
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA);Acknowledgment: M. Livio (STScI) and N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley)
| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | Carina Nebula Pillar |
| Object Description | Carina Nebula Star-Forming Pillars |
| R.A. Position | 10h 43m 59.99s |
| Dec. Position | -59° 35' 0.0" |
| Constellation | Carina |
| Distance | 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is 5 arcminutes (11.4 light-years or 3.5 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposals : M. Livio, K. Noll, M. Mutchler, Z. Levay, L. Frattare, W. Januszewski, C. Christian, and T. Borders (Hubble 20th Anniversary Team, STScI); and : N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), J. Bally (University of Colorado, Boulder), N. Walborn (STScI), and J. Morse (NASA/GSFC). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | July 17, 2005, and February 1-2, 2010 |
| Filters | F658N (H-alpha+[N II]) and F502N ([O III]) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are composites of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Each filter was used to sample a narrow wavelength range. The composite colors result from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Yellow/gold: F658N (H-alpha+[N II]) Cyan: F502N ([O III]) |
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| About The Object | |
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| 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. |
