Baby Eagle Nebula, LBN 777
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. LBN 777 is a portion of the large cloud of dust and gas known as the Taurus Molecular Cloud. The brownish color is caused by large dust grains embedded in the gas. The dust reflects the light of the stars inside and near the nebula. The image was generated with observations in B (blue), V (green) and I (red) filters. In this image, North is down, 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-lbn777 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 7846 x 7071 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Baby Eagle Nebula, LBN 777 |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 4 20.67 |
| Position (Dec): | 26° 22' 48.46" |
| Field of view: | 34.18 x 30.89 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 180.0° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 436 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical V | 537 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical I | 805 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |