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Red Rectangle overview image 2 [ground-based]

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This ground-based image was taken with the European Southern Observatory's New Technology Telescope at La Silla Observatory. The image is constructed from three exposures through a blue filter, Hydrogen-alpha filter and a red filter. Note that the HST picture only shows the innermost part of the nebula.

Credit: ESA, ESO and Hans van Winckel (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)

 

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Id:heic0408d
Object:HD 44179, Red Rectangle
Type:Nebula
Instru-ment:Ground-based
Width:644
Height:863

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