The sky around the Saturn Nebula
This image from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 shows the sky around the bright planetary nebula NGC 7009, often called the Saturn Nebula on account of its curious shape. The nebula appears as a bright blue disc at the centre of the picture and many faint galaxies can also be seen in this picture.
Credit:ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1731e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 September 2017, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1731 |
| Size: | 11836 x 10432 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 7009, Saturn Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 21 4 11.00 |
| Position (Dec): | -11° 21' 35.56" |
| Field of view: | 198.94 x 175.34 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 660 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 660 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |