File:PN A66 78 (Abell 78).png
Original file (3,110 × 3,222 pixels, file size: 16.71 MB, MIME type: image/png)
Captions
Summary
editDescriptionPN A66 78 (Abell 78).png |
Not one of HST's favored children, this planetary nebula is not available in enough filters to create a color image. I went ahead and gave it a fictitious color palette, and although the color is fake, it is not entirely unrealistic. The nebula emits strongly in [O III], giving it a greenish cyan coloration. The central stars of planetary nebulas tend to be blue, while other stars are comparatively yellow or red. Many of the details are rather faint, especially the hazy outer shell, but I think it is a very beautiful object. Most planetary nebulas are. This one is said to be "born again" as it experienced some kind of secondary event after its initial formation, leading to some extra ejected material. Data from the following proposal were used to create this image: Witnessing the Expansion of Hydrogen-Poor Ejecta in Born-Again Planetary Nebulae All channels: WFC3/UVIS F502N North is 64.36° counter-clockwise from up. |
Date | |
Source | PN A66 78 (Abell 78) |
Author | Judy Schmidt from USA |
Licensing
edit- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by geckzilla at https://flickr.com/photos/54209675@N00/49481586101 (archive). It was reviewed on 3 February 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
3 February 2020
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 12:06, 3 February 2020 | 3,110 × 3,222 (16.71 MB) | Fabian RRRR (talk | contribs) | =={{int:filedesc}}== {{Information |Description=Not one of HST's favored children, this planetary nebula is not available in enough filters to create a color image. I went ahead and gave it a fictitious color palette, and although the color is fake, it is not entirely unrealistic. The nebula emits strongly in [O III], giving it a greenish cyan coloration. The central stars of planetary nebulas tend to be blue, while other stars are comparatively yellow or red. Many of the details are rather... |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file:
File usage on other wikis
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on de.wikipedia.org