Helix Nebula: Detail Image 2
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About the Image
| Id: | heic0307g |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 May 2003, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0307 |
| Size: | 2106 x 1610 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Helix Nebula, Messier 57, NGC 7293 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 2500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical Oiii |
502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical Pseudogreen |
Hubble Space Telescope ACS | |
| Optical H-alpha |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
Notes: Additional information was contributed to this image by the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
