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Helix Nebula As Seen By Hubble and the Cerro Toledo Inter-American Observatory
CreditsNASA, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), and M. Meixner, P. McCullough
- Date
- Jan 1, 2004
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2004-32-1607-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), and M. Meixner, P. McCulloughImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Helix Nebula, NGC 7293 |
| Object Description | Planetary Nebula |
| R.A. Position | 22h 29m 48.19s |
| Dec. Position | -20° 49' 25.99" |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | About 690 light-years (213 parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The HST data are from proposal . Processed images may be obtained from the Helix MAST web site. The Hubble Helix Team includes: M. Meixner, H.E. Bond, G. Chapman (STScI), Y.-H. Chu (U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), P. Cox (Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, France), W. Crothers, L.M. Frattare, R.Gilliland (STScI), M. Guerrero R. Gruendl (U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), F. Hamilton, (STScI), R.Hook (STScI/ESO), P. Huggins (New York Univ.), I. Jordan, C.D. Keyes, A. Koekemoer (STScI), K.Kwitter (Williams College), Z.G. Levay, P.R. McCullough, M. Mutchler, K. Noll (STScI), C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), N. Panagia, M. Reinhart, M. Robberto, K. Sahu, D. Soderblom, L. Stanghellini, C. Tyler, J. Valenti, A. Welty, R. Williams (STScI). The CTIO data were taken by C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University) and L.M. Frattare (STScI). The science team includes C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), P.R. McCullough and M. Meixner (STScI). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS and CTIO>Mosaic II |
| Exposure Dates | November 19, 2002, Exposure Time: 4.5 hours (ACS); September 17-18, 2003, Exposure Time: 10 minutes (Mosaic II) |
| Filters | ACS: F502N ([O III]) and F658N (H-alpha) Mosaic II: c6009 (H-alpha) and kc6014 ([O III]) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: F502N ([O III]) Green: c6009 (H-alpha) and kc6014 ([O III]) Red: F658N (H-alpha) |
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