vdB 141 South
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic Camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. This globule is located just south of vdB 141, a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. This very faint nebula looks like a bird about to take flight. North is down and East is to the right. Imaged August 28, 2009.
Credit:T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-vdb141se |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 2048 x 2048 px |
About the Object
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 21 15 13.02 |
| Position (Dec): | 68° 0' 19.55" |
| Field of view: | 8.85 x 8.88 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 179.6° right 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 |
| Optical Ha | 656 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |