Uncovering the Veil Nebula
This image shows a small portion of the Veil Nebula. The highlighted portions are images taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The colour is produced by composite of three different images. The different colours indicate emission from different kinds of atoms excited by the shock: blue shows oxygen, green shows sulphur, and red shows hydrogen.
Credit:NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: J. Hester (Arizona State University) and Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
Id: | heic0712f |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | 31 July 2007, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic0712 |
Size: | 4000 x 5915 px |
About the Object
Name: | Cygnus Loop, NGC 6960, Veil Nebula |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
Distance: | 1500 light years |
Category: | Nebulae |
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Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical Oiii | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical B | DSS | |
Optical Sii | 673 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical H-alpha | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical R | DSS |