Reflection Nebula Bernes 149 in Dark Cloud Lupus 3

noirlab_noirlab2313a May 18th, 2023

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/ T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab)Image Processing: D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

The two young, low-mass proto-stars HR 5999 and HR 6000 illuminate nearby dust, creating the reflection nebula Bernes 149. These stars grew out of the dusty dark cloud of Lupus 3, part of a larger complex of as many as nine dark clouds.

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Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2313a/

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: HR 5999 • HR 6000

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 16h 8m 22.6s; DEC = -39° 9’ 22.1”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CW
Field of View: 1.7 x 1.0 degrees
Constellation: Scorpius

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Blanco-4m (DECam)	Optical (i)	784.0 nm
Blanco-4m (DECam)	Optical (r)	642.0 nm
Blanco-4m (DECam)	Optical (g)	473.0 nm

ID: noirlab2313a
Subject Category
Subject Name: HR 5999, HR 6000
Credits: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/ T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab)Image Processing: D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

Release Date: 2023-05-18T08:39:30
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2313a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Instrument: DECam, DECam, DECam
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: i, r, g
Central Wavelength: 784, 642, 473

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Dataset ID: None, None, None
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 242.094005065, -39.1561382363
Reference Dimension: 22948.0, 12937.0

Reference Pixel: 11474.5, 6468.0
Scale: -7.49954507179051e-05, 7.49949054458583e-05
Rotation: -0.086517470438935
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
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City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
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Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
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Resource ID: noirlab2313a

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2313a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2023-04-27T03:20:39+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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