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noirlab_geminiann09001a January 5th, 2009

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

NIRI/Altair + Laser-guide-star image of NGC 7027 from Gemini North. The image is a two-color composite, [Fe II] emission is coded in the white color, molecular hydrogen emission [H2 (S 1-0)] is shown in red. The central star of the system is apparent in the middle of the nebula. Details as small as ~0.125” are discernable in the image. Particularly interesting is the appearance of the dust lane that runs approximately top to bottom across the nebula. This is also visible in the HST data shown below.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann09001a/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 7027
Noirlab_geminiann09001a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 21h 7m 1.7s
DEC = 42° 14’ 9.7”
Orientation
North is 149.1° CCW
Field of View
0.4 x 0.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Cygnus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Gemini-N (NIRI) Infrared (H2 (S 1-0)) 2.1 µm
Blue Gemini-N (NIRI) Infrared (Fe II) 1.6 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
Blue
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ID
geminiann09001a
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 7027
Credits
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2009-01-05T14:34:49
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann09001a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Gemini North, Gemini North
Instrument
NIRI, NIRI
Color Assignment
Red, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
H2 (S 1-0), Fe II
Central Wavelength
2122, 1644
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
316.757284957, 42.2360299598
Reference Dimension
500.0, 395.0
Reference Pixel
250.0, 197.0
Scale
-1.22849115885e-05, 1.22849115885e-05
Rotation
149.14000000000021
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
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
geminiann09001a
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/geminiann09001a.tif
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Metadata Date
2024-03-01T13:06:50.709161
Metadata Version
1.1
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