File:NGC 7293.jpg

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Iridescent Glory of Nearby Helix Nebula.

About the Object
  • Object Name: Helix Nebula, NGC 7293
  • Object Description: Planetary Nebula
  • Position (J2000): R.A. 22h 29m 48.20s
Dec. -20° 49' 26.0"
  • Constellation: Aquarius
  • Distance: About 650 light-years (200 parsecs)
  • Dimensions: The image is roughly 27 arcminutes (5.1 light-years or 1.6 parsecs) across.
About the Data
  • Data Description: Hubble data have been superimposed onto ground-based data taken by Travis Rector (NRAO) at the 0.9 meter telescope located on Kitt Peak, Tucson, AZ (NOAO/AURA/NSF). The HST data are from proposal 9700. Processed images may be obtained from the Helix MAST web site. The Hubble Helix Team includes M. Meixner, H.E. Bond, G. Chapman (STScI), Y.-H. Chu (U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), P. Cox (Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, France), W. Crothers, L.M. Frattare, R.Gilliland (STScI), M. Guerrero R. Gruendl (U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), F. Hamilton, (STScI), R.Hook (STScI/ESO), P. Huggins (New York Univ.), I. Jordan, C.D. Keyes, A. Koekemoer (STScI), K.Kwitter (Williams College), Z.G. Levay, P.R. McCullough, M. Mutchler, K. Noll (STScI), C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt Univ.), N. Panagia, M. Reinhart, M. Robberto, K. Sahu, D. Soderblom, L. Stanghellini, C. Tyler, J. Valenti, A. Welty, R. Williams (STScI).
  • Instrument: ACS/WFC Mosaic I Camera on KPNO 0.9m telescope
  • Exposure Date(s): November 19, 2002 November 3, 2001
  • Exposure Time: 4.5 hours 25 minutes
  • Filters: F502N ([O III]), F658N (H alpha) k1009 (H alpha), k1014 ([O III])
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Source http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2003/11/image/a
Author NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO)
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current10:39, 12 May 2010Thumbnail for version as of 10:39, 12 May 20103,200 × 3,200 (2.68 MB)Trialsanderrors (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 05:39, 19 February 2007
12:18, 3 July 2009Thumbnail for version as of 12:18, 3 July 200916,000 × 16,000 (37.15 MB)Tryphon (talk | contribs)Better quality, original size.
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20:12, 18 February 2007Thumbnail for version as of 20:12, 18 February 20074,000 × 4,000 (4.46 MB)Trialsanderrors (talk | contribs)From http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2003/11/image/a/warn/ ;Iridescent Glory of Nearby Helix Nebula ;About the Object *Object Name: Helix Nebula, NGC 7293 *Object Description: Planetary Nebula *Position (J2000):

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