MWP1
MWP1 is a very usually shaped, unusually large, and unusually old, planetary nebulae. The progenitor star is also one of the hottest stars known, so hot it is producing large amounts of X-rays.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | KPNO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF) |
| Date of Observation: | 09-18-2011 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | Oxygen [OIII] (blue) and Hydrogen-Alpha (orange) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x10min in each filter |
| Location of Image: | Cygnus |
| Field of View: | 16.4 x 13.1 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is up, East is to the left |
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