Dark Globule in IC 1396
spitzer_ssc2003-06a2 December 18th, 2003
Credit: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope / J.-C. Cuillandre / Coelum, and the Digitized Sky Survey
This image shows a visible light view of the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, an elongated dark globule within the emission nebula IC 1396 in the constellation of Cepheus. Located at a distance of 2,450 light-years, the globule is a condensation of dense gas that is barely surviving the strong ionizing radiation from a nearby massive star. The globule is being compressed by the surrounding ionized gas. The dark globule is seen in silhouette at visible-light wavelengths, backlit by the illumination of a bright star located to the left of the field of view.
Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope
Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1056-ssc2003-06a2-Dark-Globule-in-IC-1396
Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA
Image Use Policy: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
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Image Details
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Position Details
Color Mapping
- ID
- ssc2003-06a2
- Subject Category
- B.4.2.3.2.
- Subject Name
- Elephant's Trunk Nebula, IC 1396, Trumpler 37
- Credits
- Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope / J.-C. Cuillandre / Coelum, and the Digitized Sky Survey
- Release Date
- 2003-12-18
- Lightyears
- 2,450
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1056-ssc2003-06a2-Dark-Globule-in-IC-1396
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Distance taken from Fast Facts.
- Facility
- CFHT, CFHT, CFHT
- Instrument
- CFH12K, CFH12K, CFH12K
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Green, Red
- Band
- Optical, Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- B-band, V-Band, R-Band
- Central Wavelength
- 440, 550, 700
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 324.02469724864852, 57.464213991546465
- Reference Dimension
- 1142.0, 939.0
- Reference Pixel
- 571, 469.5
- Scale
- -0.00033307722043458929, 0.00033307722043458929
- Rotation
- 354.8937029752787
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
- Name
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- Telephone
- Address
- 1200 E. California Blvd.
- City
- Pasadena
- State/Province
- CA
- Postal Code
- 91125
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
- Publisher
- Spitzer Science Center
- Publisher ID
- spitzer
- Resource ID
- ssc2003-06a2.tif
- Resource URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/uploaded_files/images/0001/6648/ssc2003-06a2.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2012-10-11
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
