Sh2-82
Informally known as the 'little Trifid Nebula' and the 'Cocoon Nebula', Sh2-82 is a relatively small emission nebula (seen as red) surrounded by a blue reflection nebula. A long dust lane runs diagonally through the image, blocking the light of most of the stars behind it.
| 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: | 08-07-2013 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x10min in B, 5x8min in V, 5x5min in I and 5x10min in H-alpha |
| Location of Image: | Sagittarius |
| Field of View: | 36.4 x 34.4 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is right, East is up |
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