Emission Nebula Sh2-282

This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Sh2-282 is an HII emission nebula. The red hydrogen gas is energized by the intense light from the bright blue stars that surround it. Several pillars can be seen embedded in the gas that are being sculpted from the radiation and solar wind from the bright blue star in the upper-left corner of the image. 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-sh2-282
Type:Observation
Release date:June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m.
Size:8228 x 8636 px

About the Object

Name:Sh2-282
Constellation:Monoceros
Category:Nebulae

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Coordinates

ObjectValue
Position (RA):6 38 6.08
Position (Dec):1° 28' 18.50"
Field of view:35.87 x 37.65 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° right of vertical


Colors & filters

BandWave-lengthTele-scope
Optical
B
436 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
I
805 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I
Optical
Ha
656 nmNicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Mosaic I