NGC 7008

noirlab_noao-n7008starkey June 23rd, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Donn and Aaron Starkey/Adam Block

Sometimes nicknamed the Fetus, this planetary nebula is located about 2800 lightyears away in the constellation Cygnus the Swan. Remember that planetary nebulae are regions of stellar death, not birth as the nickname "Fetus" would imply. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n7008starkey/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 7008

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 21h 0m 46.2s; DEC = 54° 32’ 22.3”
Orientation: North is 11.9° CW
Field of View: 12.4 x 8.3 arcminutes
Constellation: Cygnus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-n7008starkey
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 7008
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Donn and Aaron Starkey/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-23T06:12:01
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-n7008starkey/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 315.192489957, 54.5395251163
Reference Dimension: 1856.0, 1251.0

Reference Pixel: 696.188064575, 605.028827667
Scale: -0.000111219033207, 0.000111197721713
Rotation: -11.896914707535
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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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-n7008starkey

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-n7008starkey.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-15T15:52:13-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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