The region of Orion’s Belt and the Flame Nebula
This spectacular visible light wide-field view of part of the famous belt of the great celestial hunter Orion shows the region of the sky around the Flame Nebula. The whole image is filled with glowing gas clouds illuminated by hot blue young stars. It was created from photographs in red and blue light forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is approximately three degrees.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso0949k |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 December 2009, 11:30 |
| Related releases: | eso0949 |
| Size: | 10663 x 9744 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Flame Nebula, Orion |
| Type: | Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 1500 light years |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 41 28.55 |
| Position (Dec): | -1° 43' 25.77" |
| Field of view: | 179.14 x 163.75 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |