Red Rectangle overview image 1 (ground-based image)
This is a ground-based view of the sky around the Red Rectangle. The image spans a square of one degree and was constructed from three images from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 taken in Blue, Infrared and Red (shown as blue, green and red respectively). Note that the HST picture only shows the innermost part of the nebula.
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About the Image
Id: | heic0408c |
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Type: | Observation |
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Release date: | 11 May 2004, 15:00 |
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Related releases: | heic0408 |
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Size: | 3564 x 3571 px |
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About the Object
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 6 19 58.30 |
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Position (Dec): | -10° 38' 14.74" |
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Field of view: | 59.91 x 60.02 arcminutes
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Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical B | DSS |
Optical R | DSS |