M78, NGC 2068
This image of M78, the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky, was taken in 2006 with the Mosaic imager on the Mayall 4-meter telescope on Kitt Peak. Located some 1600 light-years away and around 4 light-years across, M78 is part of the Orion complex, a large region of star-forming gas and dust.
Credit:T. A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noao-m78 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | Aug. 9, 2006, 12:13 p.m. |
Related announcements: | noaoann06023 |
Size: | 3447 x 3500 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 5 46 2.08 |
Position (Dec): | 0° 0' 36.30" |
Field of view: | 35.78 x 36.54 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
---|---|---|
Optical V | 538 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical B | 438 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical Ha | 657 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical R | 651 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |