NGC 2346

NGC 2346

This near-infrared image obtained with GeMS adaptive optics system reveals the fine detail inside NGC 2346, a planetary nebula informaly also known as the 'Butterfly Nebula.' At the center of the nebula is a binary star system.

Observatory: Gemini Observatory (South)  Cerro Pachon, Chile
Telescope: Gemini South
Instrument: GMOS-S  
Astronomer: Gemini Observatory, Letizia Stanghellini (National Optical Astronomy Observatory) and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)
Date of Observation: 02-21-2013
Filters and Assigned Colors: H2(2-1) (Blue), Bracket gamma (green), H2(1-0) (Red)
Exposure Times: 5x360 sec in Brg, 5x120 sec in H2(1-0), 5x360sec in H2(2-1)
Location of Image: Monoceros
Field of View: 1.4 x 1.4 arcmin
Orientation: North is left, East is down
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