New ESO’s VLT image of the NGC 2899 planetary nebula
This highly detailed image of the fantastic NGC 2899 planetary nebula was captured using the FORS instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in northern Chile. This object has never before been imaged in such striking detail, with even the faint outer edges of the planetary nebula glowing over the background stars.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso2012a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 July 2020, 14:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2012 |
| Size: | 1720 x 1730 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 9 27 3.05 |
| Position (Dec): | -56° 6' 24.63" |
| Field of view: | 7.21 x 7.26 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical b | 440 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optical OIII | 500 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optical v | 557 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optical R | 655 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |