Festive nebulae
This glowing nebula, named NGC 248, is located within the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and about 200 000 light-years from Earth. The nebula was observed with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys in September 2015, as part of a survey called the Small Magellanic cloud Investigation of Dust and Gas Evolution (SMIDGE).
Credit:NASA, ESA, STScI, K. Sandstrom (University of California, San Diego), and the SMIDGE team.
About the Image
| Id: | heic1623a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 December 2016, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1623 |
| Size: | 2667 x 2667 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 248 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission |
| Distance: | 200000 light years |
| Constellation: | Tucana |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 45 22.85 |
| Position (Dec): | -73° 22' 43.90" |
| Field of view: | 2.22 x 2.22 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 3.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 550 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical H-Alpha | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |