Spiral galaxy NGC 300 (H-alpha band)

Eso_eso0221c_1024

eso_eso0221c August 7th, 2002

Credit: ESO

NGC 300, as seen through a narrow optical filter (H-alpha) in the red light of hydrogen atoms. A population of intrinsically bright and young stars turned "on" just a few million years ago. Their radiation and strong stellar winds have shaped many of the clouds of ionized hydrogen gas ("HII shells") seen in this photo. The "rings" near some of the bright stars are caused by internal reflections in the telescope.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0221c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 300
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso0221c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 54m 46.8s
DEC = -37° 41’ 8.9”
Orientation
North is 1.6° CW
Field of View
21.9 x 17.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Sculptor

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) -
Eso_eso0221c_1280
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ID
eso0221c
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 300
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2002-08-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0221c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
13.6951773805, -37.6858028314
Reference Dimension
1280.0, 1039.0
Reference Pixel
639.0, 495.0
Scale
-0.000284670275129, 0.000284670275129
Rotation
-1.57085022347
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0221c
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0221c.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T16:40:29+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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