NGC 6914 Widefield

noirlab_noao-n6914mcquillan June 11th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/John McQuillan/Adam Block

This emission and reflection nebula lies about 6000 lightyears away in the constellation Cygnus the Swan. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n6914mcquillan/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 6914

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 20h 25m 21.8s; DEC = 42° 23’ 4.1”
Orientation: North is 179.8° CW
Field of View: 2.2 x 1.5 degrees
Constellation: Cygnus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-RORO (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-n6914mcquillan
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 6914
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/John McQuillan/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-11T06:20:27
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Redshift
Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n6914mcquillan/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory, Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory, Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory, Visitor Center Roll Off Roof Observatory
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 306.340662488, 42.3844608546
Reference Dimension: 1428.0, 961.0

Reference Pixel: 774.129989624, 477.445827484
Scale: -0.00151750470719, 0.00151792704243
Rotation: -179.78819569776
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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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-n6914mcquillan

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n6914mcquillan.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T20:01:40+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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