Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth
This image is one of the most photogenic examples of the many turbulent stellar nurseries the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed during its 30-year lifetime. The portrait features the giant nebula NGC 2014 and its neighbour NGC 2020 which together form part of a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, approximately 163 000 light-years away.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and STScI
About the Image
| Id: | heic2007a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2020, 13:00 |
| Related releases: | heic2007 |
| Size: | 17043 x 11710 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 2014, NGC 2020 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Anniversary Nebulae |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 32 23.35 |
| Position (Dec): | -67° 42' 4.23" |
| Field of view: | 11.37 x 7.81 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 24.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical OIII | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical H-alpha + NII | 657 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |