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ESO's VLT images the planetary nebula IC 1295

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eso_eso1317a April 10th, 2013

Credit: ESO

This intriguing picture from ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows the glowing green planetary nebula IC 1295 surrounding a dim and dying star. It is located about 3300 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum (The Shield). This is the most detailed picture of this object ever taken.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1317a/

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 Type: Observation
Object Name: IC 1295
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Type > Planetary

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 18h 54m 37.3s; DEC = -8° 49’ 39.4”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 6.8 x 6.8 arcminutes
Constellation: Scutum

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (R)	-
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (V)	-
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (B)	-

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ID: eso1317a
Subject Category: B.4.1.3
Subject Name: IC 1295
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2013-04-10T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1317a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, V, B
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 283.655212, -8.827614
Reference Dimension: 2046.0, 2046.0

Reference Pixel: 953.702908718, 1073.49387065
Scale: -5.556056e-05, 5.556056e-05
Rotation: -0.04079459468
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1317a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1317a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2013-01-31T18:30:07+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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