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    العربية: سديم هيليكس: هالةٌ غازيَّةٌ لفظها نجمٌ يحتضر
    عن الجُرم
    • التسمية: سديم هيليكس، أو NGC 7293
    • وصف الجرم: سديم كوكبي
    • الموضع (J2000): R.A. 22س 29د 48.20ث
    Dec. -20° 49' 26.0"
    • الكوكبة: الدلو
    • البُعد: حوالي 690 سنة ضوئيَّة(213 فرسخ فلكي)
    • الأبعاد: يبلغ عرض هذه الصُورة حوالي 28.7 دقيقة قوسيَّة (5.6 سنوات ضوئيَّة أو 1.7 فراسخ فلكيَّة).
    عن البيانات
    • الأدوات: ACS/WFC المُتمركزة على مقراب هابل الفضائي وكاميرا موزايك 2 المُتموضعة على مقراب مرصد كرو تولولو
    • فترة التعرُّض: 4.5 ساعات وعشر دقائق
    • المُرشحات: F502N ([O III]) وF658N (Ha) (بالنسبة لمقراب هابل)؛ c6009 (أتس ألفا) وkc6014 ([O III]) بالنسبة لِمقراب مرصد كرو تولولو
    خصائص الصُورة
    • مُمركزة على خلفيَّةٍ بيضاء مُصغرة ومقصوصة
    • قُلِّصت أبعادها حتَّى 3200x3200
    • محفوظة بِصيغة jpg، النوعيَّة 8/10، 5 scans
    • خيطت عُيُوبها يدويًّا
    English: The Helix Nebula: a Gaseous Envelope Expelled By a Dying Star
    About the Object
    • Object Name: Helix Nebula, NGC 7293 or "The Eye of God"
    • Object Description: Planetary Nebula
    • Position (J2000): R.A. 22h 29m 48.20s
    Dec. -20° 49' 26.0"
    • Constellation: Aquarius
    • Distance: About 690 light-years (213 parsecs)
    • Dimensions: The image is roughly 28.7 arcminutes (5.6 light-years or 1.7 parsecs) across.
    About the Data
    • Instruments: ACS/WFC on Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Mosaic II Camera on CTIO 4m telescope
    • Exposure Time: 4.5 hours (HST) and 10 minutes (CTIO)
    • Filters: F502N ([O III]) and F658N (Ha) (for the HST); c6009 (H alpha)and kc6014 ([O III]) for the CTIO
    Image properties
    • Centered on white dwarfed and cropped
    • Downsampled to 3200x3200
    • Saved as jpg, quality 8/10, 5 scans
    • Stitching errors manually fixed
    Français : La Nébuleuse de l'hélice: Une enveloppe gazeuse éjectée par une étoile moribonde.
    l'Objet
    • Nom: Nébuleuse de l'hélice, NGC 7293
    • Description: Nébuleuse planétaire
    • Position (J2000): R.A. 22h 29m 48,20s
    Dec. -20° 49' 26,0"
    • Constellation: le Verseau
    • Distance: 690 années lumières (213 parsecs) environ.
    • Dimensions: L'image fait 28.7 minutes d'arc de largeur, soit environ 5,6 années lumière (1,7 parsec).
    Acquisition des données
    • Instruments: ACS/WFC sur le Télescope Spatial Hubble (HST), Caméra Mosaic II sur le télescope de 4m du CTIO.
    • Exposition: 4h 30 (HST) 10 minutes (CTIO)
    • Filtres: HST: F502N ([O III]), F658N (Ha); CTIO: c6009 (H alpha), kc6014 ([O III]).
    L'image
    • Centré sur la naine blanche et recoupé
    • Réduite à 3200x3200 px
    • Compressée jpg, qualité 8/10, 5 scans
    • bordures ajustées manuellement
    Español: La nebulosa de la hélice: Un sobre gaseoso expedido por una estrella muerta
    Acerca del objeto
    • Nombre del objeto: Nebulosa de la hélice, NGC 7293 o "El ojo de Dios"
    • Descripción del objeto: Nebulosa planetaria
    • Pasición (J2000): R.A. 22h 29m 48.20s
    Dec. -20° 49' 26.0"
    • Constelación: Acuario
    • Distancia: Cerca de 690 años luz(213 parsecs)
    • Dimensiones: La imagen es de cerca de 28.7 minutos de largo de arco (5.6 años luz o 1.7 parsecs).
    Acerca de los datos
    • Instrumentos: ACS/WFC en el Telescopio Espacial Hubble (HST por sus siglas en inglés), Cámara Mosaic II en el telescopio de 4m de CTIO
    • Tiempo de exposición: 4.5 horas (HST) ,10 minutos (CTIO)
    • Filtros : F502N ([O III]) y F658N (Ha) (para el HST); c6009 (H alfa)y kc6014 ([O III]) para el CTIO
    Propiedades de la imagen
    • Centrada en la enana blanca
    • Reducida ato 3200x3200
    • Guardado como jpg, calidad 8/10, 5 scans
    • Errores de borde corregidos manualmente
    Date

    Exposure: HST: november 19, 2002, CTIO: September 17/18, 2003.

    Release:December 16, 2004.
    Source Image, news release
    Author

    The HST data are from proposal 9700. Processed images may be obtained from the Helix MAST web site. The Hubble Helix Team includes M. Meixner, H.E. Bond, G. Chapman (STScI), Y.-H. Chu (U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), P. Cox (Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, France), W. Crothers, L.M. Frattare, R.Gilliland (STScI), M. Guerrero R. Gruendl (U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), F. Hamilton, (STScI), R.Hook (STScI/ESO), P. Huggins (New York Univ.), I. Jordan, C.D. Keyes, A. Koekemoer (STScI), K.Kwitter (Williams College), Z.G. Levay, P.R. McCullough, M. Mutchler, K. Noll (STScI), C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), N. Panagia, M. Reinhart, M. Robberto, K. Sahu, D. Soderblom, L. Stanghellini, C. Tyler, J. Valenti, A. Welty, R. Williams (STScI). The CTIO data were taken by C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University) and L.M. Frattare (STScI). The science team includes C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), P.R. McCullough and M. Meixner (STScI).
    Credit: NASA, ESA, and C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University)

    News Release Number: STScI-2004-32

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    The material was created for NASA by Space Telescope Science Institute under Contract NAS5-26555, or for ESA by the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre. Copyright statement at hubblesite.org or 2008 copyright statement at spacetelescope.org.     For material created by the European Space Agency on the spacetelescope.org site since 2009, use the {{ESA-Hubble}} tag.
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    The Helix Nebula: a Gaseous Envelope Expelled By a Dying Star

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    current21:02, 26 August 2019Thumbnail for version as of 21:02, 26 August 20196,145 × 6,623 (16.72 MB)Cmao20The existing version has several compression artefacts. This version should be much better, as I have recompressed it at higher quality from the original TIFF.
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