The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in the Near-infrared
The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula in Aquarius. while at the CTIO 4 meter telescope using NEWFIRM we were between science targets we took a quick couple of images in the near infrared. The RGB image consists of K-band (2.1 microns), H-band (1.6 microns), and J-band (1.25 microns). Beyond the cool planetary nebula, I'm always amazed at just how many galaxies pop out in the background of images like this after only a few seconds of integration time.
The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in the Near-infrared
The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula in Aquarius. while at the CTIO 4 meter telescope using NEWFIRM we were between science targets we took a quick couple of images in the near infrared. The RGB image consists of K-band (2.1 microns), H-band (1.6 microns), and J-band (1.25 microns). Beyond the cool planetary nebula, I'm always amazed at just how many galaxies pop out in the background of images like this after only a few seconds of integration time.