Sh2-260 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. It shows the northern part of Sh2-260, an enigmatic HII region. The nebula also contains another lobe below the image. What is responsible for its twisted, double-lobed structure is unknown, although it might be related to the giant lambda Orionis molecular right to the east. The image was generated with observations in the B (blue), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) filters. In this image, North is up, East is to the left.
Credit:T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
About the Image
Id: | noao-sh2-260 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
Size: | 6032 x 7488 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 4 55 51.62 |
Position (Dec): | 5° 37' 27.44" |
Field of view: | 26.06 x 32.48 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 179.9° left of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 436 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical I | 805 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical Ha | 656 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |