The Saturn Nebula, NGC 7009
The Saturn Nebula, NGC7009, in the constellation Aquarius, as seen by the KPNO 2.1-meter telescope in 1975. This planetary nebula is 3900 light-years from Earth, and about half an arc minute (or half a light-year) across.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-02211 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 7009, Saturn Nebula |
| Category: | Nebulae |
