The Rosy Glow of a Cosmic Seagull

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eso_eso1913a August 7th, 2019

Credit: ESO/VPHAS+ team/N.J. Wright (Keele University)

Colourful and wispy Sharpless 2-296 forms the “wings” of an area of sky known as the Seagull Nebula — named for its resemblance to a gull in flight. This celestial bird contains a fascinating mix of intriguing astronomical objects. Glowing clouds weave amid dark dust lanes and bright stars. The Seagull Nebula — made up of dust, hydrogen, helium and traces of heavier elements — is the hot and energetic birthplace of new stars.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1913a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

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

Position (ICRS)
RA = 7h 5m 12.0s
DEC = -11° 6’ 0.9”
Orientation
North is 90.1° CW
Field of View
3.0 x 2.0 degrees
Constellation
Monoceros

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (H-alpha) 659.0 nm
Orange VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (r) 625.0 nm
Green VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (g) 480.0 nm
Blue VST (OmegaCAM) Optical (u) 350.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Orange
Green
Blue
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ID
eso1913a
Subject Category
C.4.2.1.1  
Subject Name
Seagull Nebula
Credits
ESO/VPHAS+ team/N.J. Wright (Keele University)
Release Date
2019-08-07T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1913a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope
Instrument
OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, r, g, u
Central Wavelength
659, 625, 480, 350
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
106.299866939, -11.100261282
Reference Dimension
20264.0, 13488.0
Reference Pixel
10132.0, 6744.0
Scale
-0.000148094765846, 0.000148094765846
Rotation
-90.120000000000076
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1913a
Metadata Date
2024-02-22T14:19:39.953132
Metadata Version
1.1
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