Rosette emission-line image

Noirlab_noao0403a_1024

noirlab_noao0403a January 22nd, 2004

Credit: T. A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

This stunning emission-line image of the Rosette nebula (NGC2237) has been re-processed in support of NOAO Press Release 04-03. The Rosette nebula is found in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn). This images was taken at the National Science Foundation's 0.9-m telescope on Kitt Peak with the Mosaic camera, and is presented here in false color (hydrogen alpha, OIII oxygen, and SII sulfur respectively red, green and blue, using five ten-minute exposures each). The Rosette is a prominent star formation region, glowing due to ultraviolet light from the young, hot, blue stars whose winds also cleared the central hole. It is enormously large on the sky, covering more than six times the area of the full moon. An approximately true color version at lower resolution from the Schmidt telescope is also available.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao0403a/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula
Noirlab_noao0403a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 6h 32m 16.8s
DEC = 5° 10’ 49.7”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
57.9 x 57.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Monoceros

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue WIYN-0.9m (Mosaic I) Optical (Sll) 672.0 nm
Green WIYN-0.9m (Mosaic I) Optical (Olll) 499.0 nm
Red WIYN-0.9m (Mosaic I) Optical (Ha) 656.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Noirlab_noao0403a_1280
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ID
noao0403a
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 2237, Rosette Nebula
Credits
T. A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2004-01-22T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao0403a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope, WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope, WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Instrument
Mosaic I, Mosaic I, Mosaic I
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Sll, Olll, Ha
Central Wavelength
672, 499, 656
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
98.0698374, 5.180471599
Reference Dimension
5550.0, 5550.0
Reference Pixel
2821.883759, 3495.510162
Scale
-0.000174, 0.000174
Rotation
-0.2096320102
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
noao0403a
Metadata Date
2023-06-14T13:21:49.978648
Metadata Version
1.1
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