Planetary Nebula G317.0-04.0
A planetary nebula found in the Circinus West molecular cloud. Planetary nebulae are the outermost layers of aging red giant stars, thrown out into space at the end of a star’s life. This image was taken with the Department of Energy-fabricated 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam) — one of the most powerful digital cameras in the world — mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA
Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Kosari (NSF NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2515d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | April 24, 2025, 2 p.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2515 |
| Size: | 1080 x 1080 px |
About the Object
| Constellation: | Circinus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 15 2 41.11 |
| Position (Dec): | -63° 14' 60.00" |
| Field of view: | 2.13 x 2.13 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.7° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 473 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical g | 473 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical I | 784 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical I | 784 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical N662 | 662 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |