Swan Nebula (M17)

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noirlab_gemini1306a August 6th, 2013

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/AURA

This FLAMINGOS-2 near-infrared image details part of the magnificent Swan Nebula (M17), where ultraviolet radiation streaming from young hot stars sculpts a dense region of dust and gas into myriad fanciful forms. M17 lies some 5,200 light-years distant in the constellation Sagittarius and is one of the most massive and luminous star-forming region's in our Galaxy. It is also one of the most studied.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini1306a/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M17 • Swan Nebula
Noirlab_gemini1306a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 20m 33.2s
DEC = -16° 8’ 15.4”
Orientation
North is 179.9° CW
Field of View
5.5 x 4.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS 2) Infrared (K) 2.2 µm
Green Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS 2) Infrared (J) 1.3 µm
Blue Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS 2) Infrared (Y) 1.0 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
Noirlab_gemini1306a_1280
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ID
gemini1306a
Subject Category
Subject Name
M17, Swan Nebula
Credits
International Gemini Observatory/AURA
Release Date
2013-08-06T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini1306a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
Instrument
FLAMINGOS 2, FLAMINGOS 2, FLAMINGOS 2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, J, Y
Central Wavelength
2200, 1250, 1020
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
275.13821666, -16.1376163181
Reference Dimension
1842.0, 1331.0
Reference Pixel
921.0, 665.5
Scale
-4.96837274019e-05, 4.96837274019e-05
Rotation
-179.92000000000019
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
gemini1306a
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/gemini1306a.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:21.651799
Metadata Version
1.1
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