Coordinates
Position (RA): | 18 53 35.10 |
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Position (Dec): | 33° 1' 43.54" |
Field of view: | 2.09 x 1.62 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 140.1° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical
Hß | 487 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optical
He II | 469 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optical
OIII | 502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optical
Continuum | 645 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optical
H-alpha | 656 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optical
S II | 673 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optical
NII | 658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Hubble’s view of the Ring Nebula (2013 image - cropped)
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the Ring Nebula was released in 2013 and has since become one of the observatory’s most well-known images. From Earth’s perspective, the nebula looks roughly elliptical. However, astronomers combined ground-based data with observations by Hubble to explore the object’s structure, evolution, physical conditions and motion. This research revealed that the nebula is shaped like a distorted doughnut.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and C. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University)
About the Image
Id: | weic2320f | |
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Type: | Observation | |
Release date: | 21 August 2023, 16:00 | |
Size: | 4001 x 3100 px |
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