Cosmic Fireworks

noirlab_noirlab2016a July 2nd, 2020

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Acknowledgements:PI: M T. Patterson (New Mexico State University)Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin

The spiral galaxy NGC 925 reveals cosmic pyrotechnics in its spiral arms where bursts of star formation are taking place in the red, glowing clouds scattered throughout it.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2016a/

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 925

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 2h 27m 17.1s; DEC = 33° 34’ 51.4”
Orientation: North is 225.4° CW
Field of View: 14.4 x 9.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Triangulum

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (H-alpha)	657.0 nm
KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (R)	651.0 nm
KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-4m (Mosaic I)	Optical (U)	355.0 nm

ID: noirlab2016a
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 925
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Acknowledgements:PI: M T. Patterson (New Mexico State University)Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin

Release Date: 2020-07-02T13:00:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2016a/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Instrument: Mosaic I, Mosaic I, Mosaic I, Mosaic I
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Cyan, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, R, B, U
Central Wavelength: 657, 651, 438, 355

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

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 36.8212652863, 33.5809391938
Reference Dimension: 3301.0, 2173.0

Reference Pixel: 1650.5, 1086.5
Scale: -7.26562927741e-05, 7.26562927741e-05
Rotation: -225.37999999999974
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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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: noirlab2016a

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2016a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2020-06-22T23:20:39+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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