Emission Nebula Sh2-114
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Sh2-114 is a complex and unusual HII emission nebula. Its complex, wispy structure is likely the result of winds from hot, massive stars interacting with the magnetic fields in the interstellar medium. But very little is known about it. The image was generated with observations in the Hydrogen alpha (red) and Oxygen [OIII] (blue) filters. In this image, North is left, East is down.
Credit:T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
About the Image
| Id: | noao-sh2-114 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 8646 x 5681 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 21 21 25.00 |
| Position (Dec): | 38° 47' 54.42" |
| Field of view: | 37.71 x 24.78 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 89.8° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Olll | 499 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical Ha | 656 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |