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Wide-field view of the sky around the Pencil Nebula
This image of the region of sky around the Pencil Nebula shows a spectacular celestial landscape featuring the blue filaments of the Vela supernova remnant, the red glow of clouds of hydrogen and countless stars. It is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Forrás:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
| Id: | eso1236c |
| Típus: | Observation |
| Közzététel napja: | 2012. szeptember 12. 12.00 |
| Related releases: | eso1236 |
| Size: | 14710 x 9825 px |
About the Object
| Név: | Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), NGC 2736, Pencil Nebula, Vela SNR |
| Típus: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 9 0 12.02 |
| Position (Dec): | -45° 57' 0.24" |
| Field of view: | 247.41 x 165.25 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 93.7° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
