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Imagen de brújula y escala de la nebulosa del Velo

CreditsNASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI/AURA)

Fecha
Jan 1, 2015
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2015-29-3622-image
Por

Credits

NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI/AURA)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameVeil Nebula, NGC 6960, Cygnus Loop
Object DescriptionSupernova Remnant
R.A. Position20h 45m 40.0s
Dec. Position30° 58' 30.0"
ConstellationCygnus
Distance2,100 light-years (640 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe image of the Veil Nebula was created from Hubble data from proposals : Hubble Heritage Team, PI: Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, J. Mack, S. Meyett, L. Frattare, C. Christian, J. Green, and M. Livio (STScI/AURA), and K. Noll (NASA/GSFC).
InstrumentHST>WFC3/UVIS
Exposure DatesApril 14 - 17, 2015
FiltersF502N ([O III]), F657N (H-alpha+[N II]), F673N ([S II]), F555W (V), and F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoThis image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3/UVIS instrument. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F502N ([O III]) Red: F657N (H-alpha+[N II]) Green: F673N ([S II]) Blue: F555W (V) Red: F814W (I)

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