Nebular Harvest

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noirlab_iotw2316a April 19th, 2023

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSD/AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab)  Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

Observing the night sky has never been so delightful as with this image of LBN 867, the Raspberry Nebula. Captured here by the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope using the Mosaic-3 detector at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, this nebula is located in the constellation Orion. LBN 867’s overall structure, though, is more like an onion than a raspberry: it hosts three different celestial objects in one! The characteristic red bloom of LBN 867 is an emission nebula. It glows as a result of the ionization of hydrogen gas by the light from the star HD 34989. From the center of the image, this main sequence star shines prominently, though it is about as bright as the planet Uranus as seen from Earth. The last object is hidden in plain sight. Notice the subtle bluish glow around HD 34989? This is the reflection nebula vdB 38, which reflects the blue-white light of its host star off local interstellar dust. Combined, the nebulae and star become a cosmic treat for any keen astronomer.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2316a/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
LBN 867
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 21m 43.9s
DEC = 8° 26’ 1.8”
Orientation
North is 89.9° CW
Field of View
36.2 x 36.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Orion

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red KPNO-4m (Mosaic-3) Optical (H-alpha) 657.0 nm
Green KPNO-4m (Mosaic-3) Optical (I) 820.0 nm
Blue KPNO-4m (Mosaic-3) Optical (G) 475.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
iotw2316a
Subject Category
Subject Name
LBN 867
Credits
KPNO/NOIRLab/NSD/AURA/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab)  Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
Release Date
2023-04-19T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2316a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Instrument
Mosaic-3, Mosaic-3, Mosaic-3
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, I, G
Central Wavelength
657, 820, 475
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
80.4327871337, 8.43382717349
Reference Dimension
8690.0, 8746.0
Reference Pixel
4345.5, 4372.5
Scale
-6.94340583505e-05, 6.94338218964e-05
Rotation
-89.93302973973
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
iotw2316a
Metadata Date
2023-03-02T02:19:36+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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