Description:

Position (J2000):

R.A. 10^h 44^m
Dec. -59° 35'

Constellation:

Carina

Distance:

7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs)

Dimensions:

This image is 5 arcminutes (11.4 light-years or 3.5 parsec) wide.

Data Description:

This image was created from HST data from proposals 12050: M. Livio, K. Noll, M. Mutchler, Z. Levay, L. Frattare, W. Januszewski, C. Christian, and T. Borders (Hubble 20th Anniversary Team, STScI); and 10241: N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), J. Bally (University of Colorado, Boulder), N. Walborn (STScI), and J. Morse (NASA/GSFC).

Instruments:

ACS/WFC

Filters:

F502N ([O III]) and F658N (H-alpha+[N II])

Exposure Dates:

July 17, 2005 and February 1-2, 2010

Credit:

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Acknowledgment:

M. Livio (STScI) and N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley)

Release Date:

September 16, 2010

Color:

These images are composites of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Each filter was used to sample a narrow wavelength range. The composite colors result from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are:

Orientation/Scale: