Planetary nebula IC4663
The planetary nebula IC4663 viewed by the HST (inset; red, green and blue channels made from ionized hydrogen and nitrogen, doubly ionized oxygen and visual light, respectively) and GMOS at Gemini South (background; doubly ionized oxygen). The central star is at the center of the image which measures one arcminute on each side.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/HST
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann12005b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | March 14, 2012, 3:12 p.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann12005 |
| Size: | 500 x 500 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IC 4663 |
| Category: | Gemini Observatory |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical OIII | 502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha + NII | 658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical OIII | 502 nm | Gemini South GMOS-S |