M17, Omega

Noirlab_noao-noao-m17-09_1024

noirlab_noao-noao-m17-09 September 18th, 2020

Credit: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and WIYN

This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. M17, also informally known as the omega nebula, the lobster nebula and the swan nebula (among other names), is one of the largest and brightest star-forming regions inside our galaxy. Its size and brightness make it one of the first nebulae to be discovered, which occurred in 1745. The hydrogen gas that gives it its distinctive red color is energized by hot, massive blue stars embedded in the nebula. The image was generated with observations in the Hydrogen-alpha (orange), Oxygen [OIII] (green) and Sulfur [SII] (blue) filters. In this image, North is left, East is down.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-noao-m17-09/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M17
Noirlab_noao-noao-m17-09_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 21m 44.1s
DEC = -16° 25’ 3.3”
Orientation
North is 90.2° CCW
Field of View
57.0 x 58.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue WIYN-0.9m (Mosaic 1) Optical (Sll) 672.0 nm
Green WIYN-0.9m (Mosaic 1) Optical (Olll) 499.0 nm
Orange WIYN-0.9m (Mosaic 1) Optical (Ha) 656.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Orange
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ID
noao-noao-m17-09
Subject Category
Subject Name
M17
Credits
T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and WIYN
Release Date
2020-09-18T02:22:27
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-noao-m17-09/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope, WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope, WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope
Instrument
Mosaic 1, Mosaic 1, Mosaic 1
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Orange
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
Sll, Olll, Ha
Central Wavelength
672, 499, 656
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
275.4339147, -16.41757163
Reference Dimension
8058.0, 8289.0
Reference Pixel
6147.998413, 2334.571411
Scale
-0.0001180144223, 0.0001178367882
Rotation
90.17109337
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
noao-noao-m17-09
Metadata Date
2021-04-22T17:24:18.818762
Metadata Version
1.1
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