First Data Release: APEX Data of the Boomerang Nebula

Published: 27 Jan 2019
Boomerang Nebula in a continuum detection at 870μm.

The ESO APEX science operations team has started processing public APEX archival data using standard calibrations. This initial release contains a flux map from  LABOCA observations of the Boomerang Nebula (ESO Programme ID 092.F-9305) in 2013. The planetary nebula shows a unique high speed wind and mass expansion features, resulting in temperature even colder than the CMB radiation. The released flux map at 870 μm provides the opportunity to study dust around the envelope and the grain size distribution of the planetary nebula. The products are available via the ESO Archive Science Portal or the Programmatic Access page. More details about the release can be found in the associated Phase 3 data release description.