A piece of M31

Noirlab_noao-m31_wiyn_1024

noirlab_noao-m31_wiyn June 30th, 2020

Credit: Jay Gallagher (U. Wisconsin)/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF

Part of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, seen through a narrow filter near, but not at, the H-alpha emission line of ionized hydrogen.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m31_wiyn/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M31
Noirlab_noao-m31_wiyn_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 41m 25.4s
DEC = 41° 12’ 41.3”
Orientation
North is 0.7° CCW
Field of View
6.7 x 6.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Andromeda
Noirlab_noao-m31_wiyn_1280
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ID
noao-m31_wiyn
Subject Category
Subject Name
M31
Credits
Jay Gallagher (U. Wisconsin)/WIYN/NOIRLab/NSF
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:48
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m31_wiyn/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
10.35597254, 41.21148493
Reference Dimension
2043.0, 2042.0
Reference Pixel
515.3780251, 1164.588684
Scale
-5.48e-05, 5.48e-05
Rotation
0.6758852381
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
noao-m31_wiyn
Metadata Date
2022-09-12T15:19:25.569167
Metadata Version
1.1
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