Omega Nebula/Swan Nebula/M17 (ACS Full Field Image)
Peering into a celestial maternity ward called the Omega Nebula or M17, images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope revealed a watercolor fantasy-world of glowing gases, where stars and perhaps embryonic planetary systems are forming.
Credit:NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M.Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team, and ESA
The ACS Science Team: H. Ford, G. Illingworth, M. Clampin, G. Hartig, T. Allen, K. Anderson, F. Bartko, N. Benitez, J. Blakeslee, R. Bouwens, T. Broadhurst, R. Brown, C. Burrows, D. Campbell, E. Cheng, N. Cross, P. Feldman, M. Franx, D. Golimowski, C. Gronwall, R. Kimble, J. Krist, M. Lesser, D. Magee, A. Martel, W. J. McCann, G. Meurer, G. Miley, M. Postman, P. Rosati, M. Sirianni, W. Sparks, P. Sullivan, H. Tran, Z. Tsvetanov, R. White, and R. Woodruff.
About the Image
| Id: | heic0206g |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 April 2002, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0206 |
| Size: | 4257 x 4426 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 17, NGC 6618, Swan Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 20 34.37 |
| Position (Dec): | -16° 9' 23.70" |
| Field of view: | 3.55 x 3.70 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 93.0° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Oiii | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical H-alpha | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |