Short-wavelength NIRCam Orion mosaic in ESASky
This image shows a short-wavelength NIRCam mosaic of the inner Orion Nebula and Trapezium Cluster. It shows a region 4 light years across, slightly less than the distance between the Sun and our nearest neighbour, Proxima Centauri. The full image on ESASky measures 21,000 x 14,351 pixels and can be viewed here.
Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA
Science leads and image processing: M. McCaughrean, S. Pearson
About the Image
| Id: | ann2301a | |
|---|---|---|
| Type: | Collage | |
| Release date: | 2 October 2023, 12:00 | |
| Related announcements: | ann2301 | |
| Size: | 2779 x 1705 px | |
