The Helix Nebula a Gaseous Envelope Expelled By a Dying Star torrent

The Helix Nebula a Gaseous Envelope Expelled By a Dying Star

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About the Object
Object Name: Helix Nebula, NGC 7293
Object Description: Planetary Nebula
Position (J2000): R.A. 22h 29m 48.20s
Dec. -20° 49' 26.0"
Constellation: Aquarius
Distance: About 690 light-years (213 parsecs)
Dimensions: The image is roughly 287 arcminutes (5.6 light-years or ________________________1.7 parsecs) across.

About the Data
Data Description: The HST data are from proposal 9700. Processed images may ________________________be obtained from the Helix MAST web site.

________________________The Hubble Helix Team includes M. Meixner, H.E. Bond, G. ________________________Chapman (STScI), Y.-H. Chu (U. Illinois, Urbana-________________________Champaign), P. Cox (Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, ________________________France), W. Crothers, L.M. Frattare, R.Gilliland (STScI), ________________________M. Guerrero R. Gruendl (U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), F. ________________________Hamilton, (STScI), R.Hook (STScI/ESO), P. Huggins (New ________________________York Univ.), I. Jordan, C.D. Keyes, A. Koekemoer (STScI), ________________________K.Kwitter (Williams College), Z.G. Levay, P.R. McCullough, ________________________M. Mutchler, K. Noll (STScI), C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt ________________________University), N. Panagia, M. Reinhart, M. Robberto, K. ________________________Sahu, D. Soderblom, L. Stanghellini, C. Tyler, J. Valenti, ________________________A. Welty, R. Williams (STScI).

________________________The CTIO data were taken by C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt ________________________University) and L.M. Frattare (STScI). The science team ________________________includes C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), P.R. ________________________McCullough and M. Meixner (STScI).

Instrument: ACS/WFC Mosaic II Camera on CTIO 4m telescope
Exposure Date(s): November 19, 2002 September 17/18, 2003
Exposure Time: 4.5 hours 10 minutes
Filters: F502N ([O III]), F658N (Ha)
c6009 (H alpha), kc6014 ([O III])


About the Image
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University)
Release Date: December 16, 2004


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