Owl Nebula, M97, NGC 3587

This composite image of the Owl Nebula (also known as M97 or NGC3587) was created from three sets of narrowband images taken at the 0.6-meter Burrell Schmidt telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in June 1991. The colors in the image correspond to oxygen [O III] in blue, nitrogen [N II] in green, and hydrogen [H-alpha] in red.This image was the subject of NOAO Press Release 03-06.

Créditos:

Karen Kwitter (Williams College), Ron Downes (STScI), You-Hua Chu (University of Illinois) and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

About the Image

Id:noao0310a
Tipo:Observation
Release date:9 de Julio de 2003
Related releases:noao0310
Size:2099 x 1337 px

Sobre el Objeto

Nombre:M97, NGC 3587, Owl Nebula
Constellation:Ursa Major
Categoría:Nebulae

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Coordenadas

ObjectValue
Posición (AR):11 14 16.14
Posición (Dec):55° 0' 47.26"
Campo visual:17.00 x 10.83 arcminutes
Orientación:North is 2.7° left of vertical