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News Release 26 of 150

August 11, 2008 01:00 AM (EDT)

News Release Number: STScI-2008-31

Hubble Unveils Colorful and Turbulent Star-Birth Region on 100,000th Orbit Milestone

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About this Object

Object Name:	NGC 2074
Object Description:	Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Position (J2000):	R.A. 05h 39m 02s.44 Dec. -69° 29' 38".01
Constellation:	Dorado
Distance:	170,000 light-years (52 kiloparsecs)
Dimensions:	This image is 150 arcseconds (120 light-years or 40 parsecs) wide.

About the Data

Science Team:	This image was created from HST data from proposal 11807: M. Livio, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, L. Frattare, and D. Taylor (STScI). Additional image processing by A. Bowers and B. Ferguson (STScI).
Instrument:	WFPC2
Exposure Date(s):	August 10, 2008
Filters:	F502N ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha), F673N ([S II]), and F606W (V)

About this Release

Release Credit:

NASA, ESA, and M. Livio (STScI)

Release Date:

August 11, 2008

Color:

The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample narrow wavelength ranges matching the emission of specific chemical elements. One filter was used to sample a broad wavelength randge in the visible. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:

F502N ([O III])	blue
F656N (H-alpha)	green
F673N ([S II])	maroon
F606W (V)	white

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