NGC 1514: The Crystal Ball Nebula
noirlab_noirlab2613a May 21st, 2026
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
The 8.1-meter Gemini North telescope, located on the summit of Maunakea in Hawai‘i, has captured NGC 1514, nicknamed the Crystal Ball Nebula, in awe-inspiring detail. This nebula, with its mesmerizing glow of gas, harbors hints of a past stellar death, and its asymmetrical shell is now being shaped by the binary pair that lies at its center. Gemini North is one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by NSF NOIRLab.
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2613a/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- noirlab2613a
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- Credits
- International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
- Release Date
- 2026-05-21T12:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2613a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Gemini North, Gemini North
- Instrument
- GMOS-N, GMOS-N
- Color Assignment
- Red, Blue
- Band
- Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- H-alpha, O III
- Central Wavelength
- 656, 499
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None, None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 62.32026536203403, 30.776209162794917
- Reference Dimension
- 2166.0, 1662.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1083.0, 831.0
- Scale
- -4.495204561556742e-05, 4.495204561556742e-05
- Rotation
- -162.98000000000013
- 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
- noirlab2613a
- Resource URL
- https://storage.noirlab.edu/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2613a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2025-10-02T21:13:05+02:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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