Dark Nebula TGU H1674
This is the dark nebula TGU H1674. Dark nebulae – or absorption nebulae – are clouds of gas and dust that are so dense they obscure and block visible light, making them appear inky black against the starry background. This object is one of the many cosmic treasures found within the new 1.3 gigapixel Vela Supernova Remnant image, captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the US National Science Foundation's Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA
Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
About the Image
Id: | noirlab2406g |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | March 12, 2024, 8 a.m. |
Related releases: | noirlab2406 |
Size: | 1507 x 1507 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 8 25 12.52 |
Position (Dec): | -43° 24' 49.56" |
Field of view: | 6.78 x 6.78 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 1.0° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
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Optical OIII | 501 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Optical S II | 673 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Optical H-alpha + NII | 662 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |