Visible Light Image of W5

Ssc2005-23a2
spitzer_ssc2005-23a2 November 9, 2005

Creator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1513-ssc2005-23a2-Visible-Light-Image-of-W5

This is a visible-light picture of the region dubbed the "Mountains of Creation."The visible-light image is from California Institute of Technology's Digitized Sky Survey, where B-band data has been mapped to cyan, and R-band data has been mapped to red.

Image Use Policy: Public Domain

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Mountains of Creation W5
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula » Type » Star Formation

Distance

Universescale1
7,000 light years

Position Details

Ssc2005-23a2
Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 1m 25.1s
DEC = 60° 34’ 54.5”
Orientation
North is 84.2° CCW
Field of View
34.8 x 25.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Cassiopeia

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Arrow_left_cyan DSS Optical (B-band) 440.0 nm
Arrow_left_red DSS Optical (R-band) 700.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Arrow_top_cyan
Arrow_top_red