McNeil's Nebula
noirlab_geminiann08002e March 30th, 2004
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAThis image was obtained by Gemini Observatory/Colin Aspin and processed into a color composite by Kirk Pu'uohau-Pummill (Gemini Observatory) and Travis Rector (University of Alaska, Anchorage)
A timely discovery by American amateur astronomer Jay McNeil, followed immediately by observations at the Gemini Observatory, has provided a rare glimpse into the slow, yet violent birth of a star about 1,500 light-years away. The resulting findings reveal some of the strongest stellar winds ever detected around an embryonic Sun-like star. Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph image of the McNeil Nebula obtained on Feb 14th with the Frederick C. Gillett Gemini Telescope on Mauna Kea Hawaii.
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann08002e/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- geminiann08002e
- Subject Category
- B.3.1.2. B.4.2.2
- Subject Name
- McNeil's Nebula
- Credits
- International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAThis image was obtained by Gemini Observatory/Colin Aspin and processed into a color composite by Kirk Pu'uohau-Pummill (Gemini Observatory) and Travis Rector (University of Alaska, Anchorage)
- Release Date
- 2004-03-30T20:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann08002e/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North
- Instrument
- GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N
- Color Assignment
- Red, Green, Blue
- Band
- Optical, Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- i, r, g
- Central Wavelength
- 780, 630, 475
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None, None, None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 86.5553191327, -0.0940490570896
- Reference Dimension
- 800.0, 800.0
- Reference Pixel
- 400.0, 400.0
- Scale
- -4.0479707694e-05, 4.0479707694e-05
- Rotation
- 0.04
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- NSF's NOIRLab
- URL
- https://noirlab.edu
- Name
- Peter Michaud
- Telephone
- Address
- 950 North Cherry Ave.
- City
- Tucson
- State/Province
- AZ
- Postal Code
- 85719
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Publisher
- NSF's NOIRLab
- Publisher ID
- noirlab
- Resource ID
- geminiann08002e
- Resource URL
- http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/geminiann08002e.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2013-04-19T17:25:39-10:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
