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 |
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| 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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