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Compass and Scale Image of NGC 2818
CreditsIllustration:: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science:: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2009-05-2465-image
Credits
Illustration:: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science:: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 2818 |
| Object Description | Planetary Nebula |
| R.A. Position | 09h 16m 6.13s |
| Dec. Position | -36° 37' 36.87" |
| Constellation | Pyxis |
| Distance | 10,400 light-years (3.2 kiloparsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is roughly 2 arcminutes (6.5 light-years or 2 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from proposals : K. Noll, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, L. Frattare, C. Christian, F. Hamilton, and H. Bond (STScI/AURA) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | November 27/28, 2008, Exposure Time: 2.1 hours |
| Filters | F502N ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha), and F658N ([N II]) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | 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. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F502N ([O III]) Green: F656N (H-alpha) Red: F658N ([N II]) |
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