Nā ʻUhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola
noirlab_noirlab2621a September 1st, 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)
Nā ʻUhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola is the Hawaiian name given to this image of NGC 7253 — a pair of spiral galaxies caught in each other’s gravity. This image was captured by the Gemini North telescope on Maunakea, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by NSF NOIRLab. The name of the image, which translates to “The Twin Spirits Pulling Together Creating Life,” was chosen by the 2026 Project Hōkūlani interns.
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2621a/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- noirlab2621a
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- NGC 7253
- 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
- 2026-09-01T11:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2621a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North
- Instrument
- GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N
- 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
- 334.8683982896043, 29.389153262360843
- Reference Dimension
- 1898.0, 1537.0
- Reference Pixel
- 949.0, 768.5
- Scale
- -4.4875486414985154e-05, 4.4875486414985154e-05
- Rotation
- -193.06000000000085
- 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
- noirlab2621a
- Resource URL
- https://noirlab.edu/public/resources/image/original/noirlab2621a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2026-05-27T12:56:29-07:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
