Dark Nebula LDN 810
This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. LDN 810 is a dark nebula that was first cataloged by B.T. Lynds in 1962. The dark region at the center contains gas and dust out of which new stars are forming. A bipolar outflow of gas from one of these stars has also been detected. A faint trail of dust and gas extends from the center of the image to the upper-left corner. The image was generated with observations in the Us (violet), B (blue), V (green) and I (red) filters. In this image, North is up, East is to the left.
Credit:T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
About the Image
| Id: | noao-ldn810 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 6795 x 6795 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 45 37.84 |
| Position (Dec): | 27° 56' 56.03" |
| Field of view: | 29.39 x 29.50 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical U | 357 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical B | 436 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical V | 537 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical I | 805 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |