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WIYN Emission Line Image of Dumbbell Nebula (ground-based image)

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esahubble_opo0306b February 10th, 2003

Credit: G. Jacoby, WIYN/NOAO/NSF

Ground-based image of Dumbbell taken with KPNO WIYN 3.5mtelescope in H-alpha, [O III], and [O I] filters. WIYN Dumbbell Nebula Photo Page

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0306b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Dumbbell Nebula • IRAS 19574+2234 • M 27 • Messier 27 • NGC 6853
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Planetary

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 19h 59m 36.2s; DEC = 22° 43’ 15.4”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 8.7 x 8.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Vulpecula

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Other (None)	Optical (H-alpha)	656.0 nm
	Other (None)	Optical (OIII)	501.0 nm
	Other (None)	Optical (OI)	630.0 nm

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ID: opo0306b
Subject Category: B.4.1.3
Subject Name: Dumbbell Nebula, IRAS 19574+2234, M 27, Messier 27, NGC 6853
Credits: G. Jacoby, WIYN/NOAO/NSF

Release Date: 2003-02-10T15:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0306b/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Other, Other, Other
Instrument: None, None, None
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, OIII, OI
Central Wavelength: 656, 501, 630

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 299.9009175, 22.7209533
Reference Dimension: 3700.0, 3700.0

Reference Pixel: 1851.0, 1851.0
Scale: 3.90612025705e-05, 3.90028234481e-05
Rotation: 0
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes: WCS info from NASA/Hubble

Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: opo0306b

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo0306b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2003-12-09T17:23:07+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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