FIFI-LS Far-IR spectral imaging of the Orion Nebula
Date:
5/12/2014
Right: The Becklin-Neugebauer object, the Trapezium stars, and the Orion Bar observed using FIFI-LS at wavelengths of 63, 145, and 157 microns, corresponding to prominent lines of neutral oxygen [OI] and singly ionized carbon [CII] (FIFI-LS Team). Left: Spitzer image of the Orion Nebula (red: 8 μm, orange: 5.8 μm, green: 4.5 μm, blue: 3.6 μm; Thomas Megeath). The red contours indicate the position of the FIFI-LS observation mosaics.
Credit:
Right: FIFI-LS Team; Left: Thomas Megeath
Image Number:
SCI2014_0006
Astronomical Objects:
nebula
