Compass and Scale Image for Horsehead Nebula

 Compass and Scale Image for Horsehead Nebula

Credits

Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

About The Object
Object Name Horsehead Nebula, Barnard 33
Object Description Dark Nebula; Dimensions: 5.75 arcminutes (2.5 light-years or 0.8 parsecs) wide.
R.A. Position 05h 40m 58.99s
Dec. Position -2° 27' 29.88"
Constellation Orion
Distance 1,600 light-years (490 parsecs)
About The Data
Data Description The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : Hubble Heritage Team: PI: Z. Levay, J. Mack, J. Sokol, T. Borders, M. Mutchler, W. Januszewski, M. Livio, C. Christian, and L. Frattare (STScI); and K. Noll (NASA/GSFC).
Instrument HST>WFC3/IR
Exposure Dates October 22, 2012 - November 7, 2012
Filters F110W (YJ) and F160W (H)
About The Image
Color Info This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3/IR instruments. Two filters were used to sample different infrared wavelength bands. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Cyan/blue: F110W (YJ) Red/orange: F160W (H)
Compass Image Compass and Scale Image for Horsehead Nebula
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
  • Proposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
  • Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
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
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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.