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About
this Object
Object
Name: |
NGC 3324 |
Object
Description: |
Star-forming region in the Carina Nebula |
Position
(J2000): |
R.A. 10h 36m 59s
Dec. -58° 37' 00" |
Constellation: |
Carina |
Distance: |
7,200 light-years (2.2 kiloparsecs) |
Dimensions: |
This image is roughly 6.5 arcminutes (13.5 light-years or 4 parsecs) wide. |
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About
the Data
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Science Team: |
This image was created from HST data from proposals 10475: N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), J. Bally University of Colorado, Boulder), N. Walborn (STScI), and J. Morse (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) and 11800: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, and W. Januszewski (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI), A. Bowers (Baltimore, MD) and N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley). |
Instruments/Filters: |
ACS: F658N (H-alpha+[N II])
WFPC2: F502N ([O III]) and F673N ([S II]) |
Exposure
Date: |
March 2006 and July 2008 |
Exposure
Time: |
2 hours |
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About
this Image
Image
Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
Release
Date: |
October 2, 2008
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Color: |
The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS and WFPC2 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:
| WFPC2 |
F673N ([S II]) |
blue |
| ACS |
F658N (H-alpha+[N II]) |
green |
| WFPC2 |
F502N ([O III]) |
red |
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