Nebula Cederblad 90 in Canis Major | Kitt Peak National Observatory

Nebula Cederblad 90 in Canis Major | Kitt Peak National Observatory

This is an emission and reflection nebula located in the constellation Canis Major. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program during 2014 at Kitt Peak Visitor Center. The vibrant hydrogen alpha atoms mix with dust particles reflected by the bright star SAO 152349 to produce a pink hue with delicate traces of blue nebulosity.

The Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) is a United States astronomical observatory located on Kitt Peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono Oʼodham Nation, 88 kilometers (55 mi) west-southwest of Tucson, Arizona. With more than twenty optical and two radio telescopes, it has one of the largest installations of astronomical instruments in the Earth's northern hemisphere.

Kitt Peak National Observatory was founded in 1958. It is home to what was the largest solar telescope in the world, and many large astronomical telescopes of the late 20th century in the United States.

The observatory was administered by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) from the early 1980s until 2019, after which it was overseen by NOIRLab.

Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Tad Denton/Adam Block/José Joaquín Pérez

Release Date: June 6, 2014

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