IC 1396 North
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. IC 1396 is a giant emission nebula that is over 3 degrees in diameter. It is illuminated by a hot, massive O-type star (HD 206267) near its center. The star is not visible in this image- it is off of the top edge. This image is of a portion of IC 1396 in the northern part of the nebula. It shows only about 5% of the entire nebula. Images of other parts of IC 1396 are also available in this gallery. The image was generated with observations in the Hydrogen alpha (red) and Sulphur [SII] (blue) filters. In this image, North is down, East is right.
Credit:T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), H. Schweiker & S. Pakzad (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
About the Image
| Id: | noao-ic1396a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 7956 x 8015 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 21 42 13.92 |
| Position (Dec): | 58° 18' 59.74" |
| Field of view: | 34.65 x 34.90 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 179.7° left of vertical |
Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Sll | 672 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Ha | 656 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |