NGC 896
NGC 896 is part of a large, diffuse nebula. Star formation inside NGC 896 energizes the gas. However, most of the star formation is obscured by dark dust lanes that stretch across the nebula.
| Observatory: | WIYN Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | WIYN 0.9-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) |
| Date of Observation: | 12-22-1999 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | Hydrogen-alpha (red), Oxygen [OIII] (green) and Sulfur [SII] (blue) |
| Exposure Times: | 8x10min in H-alpha, 7x10min in [OIII] and 5x10min in [SII] |
| Location of Image: | Cassiopeia |
| Field of View: | 58.0 x 59.7 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is up, East is to the left |
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