NGC 246

NGC 246

Nicknamed the

Observatory: Gemini Observatory (South)  Cerro Pachon, Chile
Telescope: Gemini South
Instrument: GMOS-S  
Astronomer: Gemini Observatory and T. A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)
Date of Observation: 11-21-2006
Filters and Assigned Colors: Hydrogen-alpha (violet), Oxygen [OIII] (cyan) and Sulfur [SII] (orange)
Exposure Times: 4x3min in each filter
Location of Image: Cetus
Field of View: 9.8 x 5.5 arcsminutes
Orientation: Rotated 51 degrees CCW from North is up, East is left
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