Image:Orion Nebula - Hubble 2006 mosaic.jpg
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[edit] Summary
| Description |
"In one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula. ... This extensive study took 105 Hubble orbits to complete. All imaging instruments aboard the telescope were used simultaneously to study Orion. The Advanced Camera mosaic covers approximately the apparent angular size of the full moon." |
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| Source |
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/01/ |
| Date |
11 January 2006 |
| Author |
NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team |
| Permission |
PD |
Regarding copyright: NASA & Space Telescope Science Institute images are public domain; this image also involved ESA, but it can be found at ESA's Hubble site [1], which states that "The Hubble material you see on these pages is copyright-free" [2].
[edit] Licensing
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This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA and the European Space Agency. Hubble material is copyright-free and may be freely used as in the public domain without fee, on the condition that NASA and ESA is credited as the source of the material. The material was created for NASA by STScI under Contract NAS5-26555 and for ESA by the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre. [3] or [4]. |
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File links
- User:Davepape
- User:Davepape/Images
- Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/September-2006
- Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Orion Nebula mosaic
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| Width | 18000 |
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| Height | 18000 |
| Compression scheme | 5 |
| Pixel composition | RGB |
| Orientation | Normal |
| Number of components | 3 |
| Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
| Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
| Data arrangement | chunky format |
| Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS2 Macintosh |
| File change date and time | 10:30, 10 January 2006 |
| Color space | 65535 |
