Wide-field view of the sky around the Medusa Nebula
This wide-field view shows the sky around the large but faint planetary nebula known as the Medusa Nebula. The full extent of the object can be seen, as well as many faint stars and, far beyond them, numerous distant galaxies.This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1520c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 May 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1520 |
| Size: | 8525 x 8748 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Medusa Nebula, Sh 2-274 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary Milky Way : Nebula |
| Distance: | 1500 light years |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 7 29 6.34 |
| Position (Dec): | 13° 14' 38.04" |
| Field of view: | 143.19 x 146.93 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.5° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |