NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
noirlab_noao-n7023block June 11th, 2014
Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block
In mother nature (here on the Earth), the energy spent by real irises to attract pollinators is impressive. Wonderful colors and details attract and assist nectar-seeking guests. While there isn't a biological imperative for the Iris Nebula shown here, its color and detail certainly does invite anyone that searches the heavens to stop and take in this delicate vista. Pastel shades of blue and pink highlight the clouds of this celestial flower. 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-n7023block/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Image Details
Position Details
Color Mapping
- ID
- noao-n7023block
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- NGC 7023
- Credits
- KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Adam Block
- Release Date
- 2014-06-11T06:10:30
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n7023block/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
- 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
- 315.271857405, 68.1332847506
- Reference Dimension
- 1441.0, 1078.0
- Reference Pixel
- 805.300960541, 654.729785919
- Scale
- -0.000181490376229, 0.000181835203207
- Rotation
- 131.99838527234
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- NSF's NOIRLab
- URL
- https://noirlab.edu
- Name
- 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-n7023block
- Resource URL
- http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n7023block.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2021-08-30T19:39:04+02:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
