The planetary nebula NGC 6563 observed with the AOF

Eso_eso1724c_1024

eso_eso1724c August 2nd, 2017

Credit: ESO/P. Weilbacher (AIP)

The Adaptive Optics Facility works to remove the blurring effect of Earth’s atmosphere. When used one can see much finer details in the faint planetary nebula NGC 6563 as compared to the natural sky quality.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1724c/

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 6563
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Planetary
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 12m 2.5s
DEC = -33° 52’ 6.9”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
1.0 x 1.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue VLT (MUSE) Optical (OIII) 500.0 nm
Blue VLT (MUSE) Optical (V) 547.0 nm
Blue VLT (MUSE) Optical (NII) 575.0 nm
Green VLT (MUSE) Optical (H-alpha) 656.0 nm
Yellow VLT (MUSE) Optical (OI Continuum) 634.0 nm
Yellow VLT (MUSE) Optical (NII) 658.0 nm
Orange VLT (MUSE) Optical (I) 879.0 nm
Red VLT (MUSE) Optical (OI) 630.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Blue
Blue
Green
Yellow
Yellow
Orange
Red
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ID
eso1724c
Subject Category
B.4.1.3  
Subject Name
NGC 6563
Credits
ESO/P. Weilbacher (AIP)
Release Date
2017-08-02T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1724c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE
Color Assignment
Blue, Blue, Blue, Green, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Red
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
OIII, V, NII, H-alpha, OI Continuum, NII, I, OI
Central Wavelength
500, 547, 575, 656, 634, 658, 879, 630
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
273.010395791, -33.8685747827
Reference Dimension
608.0, 620.0
Reference Pixel
304.0, 310.0
Scale
-2.77748537071e-05, 2.77748537071e-05
Rotation
-0
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
eso1724c
Metadata Date
2017-07-27T23:56:50+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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