N44C in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Eso_eso0332e_1024

eso_eso0332e November 3rd, 2003

Credit: ESO

Part of the central nebula, known as N44C, in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The green colour indicates areas that are particularly hot. The nature of the exciting source that delivers the necessary energy has been the subject of studies during two decades but is still not known with certainty.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0332e/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1929
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 22m 7.9s
DEC = -67° 56’ 13.6”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
3.8 x 3.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (Oiii) -
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (Oii) -
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ID
eso0332e
Subject Category
C.4.2.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 1929
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2003-11-03T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0332e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, Oiii, Oii
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
80.533005, -67.937116
Reference Dimension
968.0, 966.0
Reference Pixel
375.529500395, 1301.00695494
Scale
-6.603625e-05, 6.603625e-05
Rotation
-0.12635426728
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
eso0332e
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T15:32:45+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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