New Hubble view of the Lagoon Nebula
This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the Lagoon Nebula, an object with a deceptively tranquil name. The region is filled with intense winds from hot stars, churning funnels of gas, and energetic star formation, all embedded within an intricate haze of gas and pitch-dark dust.
Credit:NASA, ESA, J. Trauger (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1517a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 July 2015, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1517 |
| Size: | 1273 x 1694 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Lagoon Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Distance: | 4500 light years |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 3 40.44 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 22' 32.15" |
| Field of view: | 2.11 x 2.81 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 55.6° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 547 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical B | 487 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC2 |
| Optical V + H-Alpha |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical H-Alpha | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |