Hubble Camera Resumes Science Operation With Picture Of 'Butterfly' In Space
The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2) is back at work, capturing this black-and-white image of the 'butterfly wing'-shaped nebula, NGC 2346. The nebula is about 2, 000 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Monoceros. It represents the spectacular 'last gasp' of a binary star system at the nebula's center.
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About the Image
NASA press release
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| Id: | opo9707a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 14 March 1997, 15:00 |
| Size: | 1371 x 1407 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 07068-0043, NGC 2346 |
| Type: | • Nebulae Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical R |
656 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical R |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
