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Close-up of Planetary Nebula in NGC 1846

CreditsNASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: P. Goudfrooij (STScI)

Date
Jan 1, 2011
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2011-35-2926-image
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Credits

NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA);
Acknowledgment: P. Goudfrooij (STScI)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NamePlanetary Nebula in NGC 1846
Object DescriptionPlanetary nebula
R.A. Position05h 7m 33.93s
Dec. Position-67° 27' 41.29"
ConstellationDorado
About The Data
Data DescriptionThis image was created from HST data from proposal : P. Goudfrooij (STScI), F. De Angeli (University of Cambridge), V. Kozhurina-Platais (STScI), R. Chandar (University of Toledo), T. Puzia (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), and T. Brown (STScI).
InstrumentHST>ACS
Exposure DatesJanuary 12, 2006, Exposure Time: 34 minutes
FiltersF435W (B), F555W (V), and F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoThis image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using three broadband filters. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F435W (B) Green: F555W (V) Red: F814W (I)

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