Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula

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noirlab_noirlab2129a December 7th, 2021

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Acknowledgments: Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)

This ethereal image, captured from Chile by the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF NOIRLab, looks as delicate as a butterfly’s wing. It is, however, a structure known as the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula, which is located near the center of the even larger Chamaeleon I dark cloud, one of the nearest star-forming regions in our Milky Way.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2129a/

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
Cha IR Nebula
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 8m 38.4s
DEC = -77° 43’ 46.6”
Orientation
North is 14.1° CW
Field of View
5.6 x 4.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Chamaeleon

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Gemini-S (GMOS-S) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Red Gemini-S (GMOS-S) Optical (I) 780.0 nm
Green Gemini-S (GMOS-S) Optical (R) 630.0 nm
Blue Gemini-S (GMOS-S) Optical (G) 475.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
noirlab2129a
Subject Category
Subject Name
Cha IR Nebula
Credits
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Acknowledgments: Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)
Release Date
2021-12-07T13:04:28
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2129a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
Instrument
GMOS-S, GMOS-S, GMOS-S, GMOS-S
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, I, R, G
Central Wavelength
656, 780, 630, 475
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
167.16009871, -77.7296123512
Reference Dimension
2088.0, 1802.0
Reference Pixel
1044.0, 901.0
Scale
-4.45645431614e-05, 4.45645431614e-05
Rotation
-14.059999999999979
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
noirlab2129a
Metadata Date
2020-05-27T10:48:34+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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