This color image was obtained by combining three separate pictures, each one taken through a narrow filter centered at the emission wavelengths of Hydrogen (H alpha, red, 656 nm), doubly ionized Oxygen (OIII, green, 501 nm), and neutral Oxygen (OI, blue, 630 nm).
Compare this image to others:
This synthetic color picture of M27 was produced during testing of
one of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescopes.
Another narrow-filter composite image from the WIYN 'scope:
To: MozartLover; Joan912; NovemberCharlie; snowfox; Dawgsquat; viligantcitizen; theDentist; ...
2 posted on
01/12/2003 9:23:29 PM PST by
petuniasevan
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To: petuniasevan
Beautiful petuniasevan, thank you for the ping.
3 posted on
01/12/2003 10:03:50 PM PST by
trussell
To: petuniasevan
AWESOME!!! I prefer mind-boggling pics like these over senseless photos of white dots on a black canvas.
How 'bout this baby?!
The Titan 2 rocket launches with Coriolis.
Photo: Lockheed Martin/Tom Rogers
4 posted on
01/12/2003 11:39:14 PM PST by
panther33
(Whose Tag Line Is It Anyway?)
To: petuniasevan
Love those nebulae! Thanks!
7 posted on
01/13/2003 3:18:11 AM PST by
GodBlessRonaldReagan
(where is Scotty Moore when we need him most?)
To: petuniasevan
Great catch as always -- that one's a keeper!
(I'm reminded of the "definition" of an M-object given to an astro novice awhile ago: "It's sorta like a comet, only messier" ;^)
9 posted on
01/13/2003 8:00:17 AM PST by
mikrofon
("...to the Moon, Alice!")
To: petuniasevan
Great way to start the work week. Thank you.
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