The region around the Ring Nebula (Hubble/LBT composite)

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esahubble_heic1310b May 23rd, 2013

Credit: Credit for Hubble data: NASA, ESA, C. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University), and David Thompson (LBTO)

This image is a composite of the Ring Nebula (Messier 57). This combines new Hubble Wide Field Camera 3 data with observations of the nebulas outer halo from the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona, USA. In this image, the knotty, turbulent space around the nebula shows up dramatically, creating an almost psychedelic effect. The Large Binocular Telescope is part of the Mount Graham International Observatory in Arizona.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1310b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M 57 Messier 57 NGC 6720 Ring Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Planetary
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 53m 35.2s
DEC = 33° 1’ 45.1”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
4.6 x 4.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Lyra

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Magenta Other (None) Infrared (H II) 1.7 µm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Optical (N II) 658.0 nm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Optical (O III) 502.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Optical (He II) 469.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Magenta
Red
Green
Blue
Esahubble_heic1310b_1280
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ID
heic1310b
Subject Category
B.4.1.3  
Subject Name
M 57, Messier 57, NGC 6720, Ring Nebula
Credits
Credit for Hubble data: NASA, ESA, C. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University), and David Thompson (LBTO)
Release Date
2013-05-23T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1310b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Other, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
None, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Magenta, Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H II, N II, O III, He II
Central Wavelength
1650, 658, 502, 469
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
283.396728943, 33.0291818305
Reference Dimension
7000.0, 6500.0
Reference Pixel
3465.53442231, 3339.55036231
Scale
-1.099467e-05, 1.099467e-05
Rotation
0.04962810870
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.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
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic1310b
Metadata Date
2019-10-07T10:29:59.180584
Metadata Version
1.1
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