FIFI-LS Far-IR spectral imaging of the Orion Nebula
FIFI-LS Far-IR spectral imaging of the Orion Nebula
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Right: The Becklin-Neugebauer object, the Trapezium stars, and the Orion Bar observed using FIFI-LS at wavelengths of 63, 145, and 157 microns, corresponding to prominent lines of neutral oxygen [OI] and singly ionized carbon [CII] (FIFI-LS Team). Left: Spitzer image of the Orion Nebula (red: 8 μm, orange: 5.8 μm, green: 4.5 μm, blue: 3.6 μm; Thomas Megeath). The red contours indicate the position of the FIFI-LS observation mosaics.

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Right: FIFI-LS Team; Left: Thomas Megeath

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SCI2014_0006