Planetary Nebula HFG1

This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. HFG1 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It was produced by a binary star system (V664 Cas) that is moving rapidly through our Galaxy. The star is moving towards the upper-right of the image. As HFG1 plows through the interstellar medium, a bluish bowshock is produced; and a red trail of gas is left behind in its wake. The image was generated with observations in the Hydrogen alpha (red) and Oxygen [OIII] (blue) filters. In this image, North is down and East is to the right.

Credit:
T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)

About the Image

Id:noao-hfg1
Type:Observation
Release date:June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m.
Size:6103 x 4536 px

About the Object

Name:HFG1
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Category:Nebulae

Image Formats

Large JPEGLarge JPEG
24.4 MB
Screensize JPEGScreensize JPEG
383.0 KB

Zoomable


Wallpapers

1024x7681024x768
492.6 KB
1280x10241280x1024
748.4 KB
1600x12001600x1200
1.0 MB
1920x12001920x1200
1.2 MB
2048x15362048x1536
5.6 MB

Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):3 2 58.62
Position (Dec):64° 50' 10.92"
Field of view:26.62 x 19.79 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 180.0° left of vertical


Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
Olll
499 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
Ha
656 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I