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Collection:
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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Carina in Context
Title
Carina in Context
Title
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Description:
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This animation starts with an image of a larger but lower resolution image of the Carina Nebula from the Midcourse Space Experiment, which did an infrared survey of the sky while in operation from 1996-97. The image shows the dying star Eta Carinae as the bright spot near the center of the image. As the movie rotates and zooms in, the area that Spitzer studied in detail comes into focus.
The "pillars" in the Spitzer image are being sculpted by ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from the massive star Eta Carinae, a star with more than 100 times the mass of our Sun, and other massive neighboring stars.
Spitzer's infrared detectors can see the heat from warm, embedded star embryos, as well as deeper, more buried pillars. This image was taken by the infrared array camera on Spitzer. It is a three-color composite of invisible light, showing emissions from wavelengths of 3.6 microns (blue), 4.5 microns (green), 5.8 microns (orange), and 8.0 microns (red).
Description
This animation starts with an image of a larger but lower resolution image of the Carina Nebula from the Midcourse Space Experiment, which did an infrared survey of the sky while in operation from 1996-97. The image shows the dying star Eta Carinae as the bright spot near the center of the image. As the movie rotates and zooms in, the area that Spitzer studied in detail comes into focus.
The "pillars" in the Spitzer image are being sculpted by ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from the massive star Eta Carinae, a star with more than 100 times the mass of our Sun, and other massive neighboring stars.
Spitzer's infrared detectors can see the heat from warm, embedded star embryos, as well as deeper, more buried pillars. This image was taken by the infrared array camera on Spitzer. It is a three-color composite of invisible light, showing emissions from wavelengths of 3.6 microns (blue), 4.5 microns (green), 5.8 microns (orange), and 8.0 microns (red).
Description
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Release Date:
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2005/05/30
Release_Date
2005/05/30
Release Date
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Press Release:
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Press_Release
Press Release
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Release Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/J. Keller (SSC)
Release_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/J. Keller (SSC)
Release Credit
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Smith (University of Arizona)
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Smith (University of Arizona)
Image Credit
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Object name:
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South Pillar region
Object_name
South Pillar region
Object name
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Object name:
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Carina Nebula
Object_name
Carina Nebula
Object name
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Object name:
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NGC 3372
Object_name
NGC 3372
Object name
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Object type:
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Variable star, star forming region
Object_type
Variable star, star forming region
Object type
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *10h45m3.59s *Dec: *-59d41m4.26s
Position_(J2000)
*RA: *10h45m3.59s *Dec: *-59d41m4.26s
Position (J2000)
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Distance:
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3,000 pc; 10,000 light-years
Distance
3,000 pc; 10,000 light-years
Distance
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Constellation:
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Carina (the Keel)
Constellation
Carina (the Keel)
Constellation
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Wavelength:
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3.6 microns (blue), 4.5 microns (green), 5.8 microns (orange), 8.0 microns (red)
Wavelength
3.6 microns (blue), 4.5 microns (green), 5.8 microns (orange), 8.0 microns (red)
Wavelength
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Image scale:
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66x52 arcmin
Image_scale
66x52 arcmin
Image scale
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Observers:
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N. Smith (University of Colorado)
E. B. Churchwell (University of Wisconsin)
B. Whitney (Space Science Institute)
M. Meade (University of Wisconsin)
B. Babler (University of Wisconsin)
J. Bally (University of Colorado)
K. G. Stassun (Vanderbilt University)
J. A. Morse (ASU)
R. D. Gehrz (University of Minnesota)
Observers
N. Smith (University of Colorado)
E. B. Churchwell (University of Wisconsin)
B. Whitney (Space Science Institute)
M. Meade (University of Wisconsin)
B. Babler (University of Wisconsin)
J. Bally (University of Colorado)
K. G. Stassun (Vanderbilt University)
J. A. Morse (ASU)
R. D. Gehrz (University of Minnesota)
Observers
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Instrument:
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IRAC
Instrument
IRAC
Instrument
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Exposure Date:
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2005 January 22
Exposure_Date
2005 January 22
Exposure Date
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Exposure Time:
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1.2 seconds
Exposure_Time
1.2 seconds
Exposure Time
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Orientation:
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North is 44 deg CCW from up
Orientation
North is 44 deg CCW from up
Orientation
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Related links:
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Related_links
Related links
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Carina
facet_what
Carina
facet_what
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facet_what:
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MSX
facet_what
MSX
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
facet_what
Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Minnesota
facet_where
Minnesota
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Wisconsin
facet_where
Wisconsin
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Arizona
facet_where
Arizona
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Colorado
facet_where
Colorado
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Stennis Space Center (SSC)
facet_where
Stennis Space Center (SSC)
facet_where
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Image #:
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ssc2005-12v2
Image_#
ssc2005-12v2
Image #
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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UID:
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SPD-SPITZ-ssc2005-12 v2
UID
SPD-SPITZ-ssc2005-12 v2
UID
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