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Orion Nebula: Hubble Space Telescope View Vs. Ground-Based View

Orion Nebula: Hubble Space Telescope View Vs. Ground-Based View
This composite image shows the location of a one light-year square region in the Orion Nebula, which was imaged by WFPC. The area is near the edge of a cavity of ionized hydrogen, which is heated by ultraviolet radiation from a star cluster at the center of the nebula. (Ground-based Orion Nebula photo copyright David Malin/Anglo-Australian Southern Observatory)

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    05h 35m 17.29s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -5° 23' 27.99"
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Orion Nebula, M42, NGC 1976
  • Release Date
    October 4, 1990
  • Science Release
    Orion Nebula: Comparing Hubble Space Telescope to Ground Images
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and STScI; Ground Image: Copyright D. Malin/Anglo-Australian Southern Observatory

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Constellation of Orion and ground-based image of Orion Nebula, copyright David Malin/Anglo-Australian Southern Observatory.

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