MUSE image of the Saturn Nebula
The spectacular planetary nebula NGC 7009, or the Saturn Nebula, emerges from the darkness like a series of oddly-shaped bubbles, lit up in glorious pinks and blues. This colourful image was captured by the powerful MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), as part of a study which mapped the dust inside a planetary nebula for the first time.
Credit:ESO/J. Walsh
About the Image
| Id: | eso1731a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 September 2017, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1731 |
| Size: | 735 x 746 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 10.81 |
| Position (Dec): | -11° 21' 48.60" |
| Field of view: | 1.21 x 1.23 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical Hb | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical O2 | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical O3 | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical H2 | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical H1 | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical Ha | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical O1 | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical N2 | Very Large Telescope MUSE |