Extreme star cluster bursts into life (ground-based image)

Esahubble_heic0715c_1024

esahubble_heic0715c October 2nd, 2007

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

A wide-field image in the region of NGC 3603 taken on the ground by the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The glowing clouds of hydrogen gas (seen here in orange) compose a vast emission nebula. The field of view is approximately 2.6 x 2.8 degrees.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0715c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 3603
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open
Esahubble_heic0715c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 14m 50.5s
DEC = -61° 16’ 21.5”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CW
Field of View
2.7 x 2.9 degrees
Constellation
Carina

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS (None) Infrared (I) -
Blue DSS (None) Optical (B) -
Esahubble_heic0715c_1280
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ID
heic0715c
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.1  
Subject Name
NGC 3603
Credits
NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
Release Date
2007-10-02T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0715c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
DSS, DSS
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
I, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
168.710366909, -61.2726407486
Reference Dimension
9529.0, 10212.0
Reference Pixel
4764.5, 5106.0
Scale
-0.000280179275222, 0.000280179275222
Rotation
-0.26
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0715c
Metadata Date
2007-09-03T19:43:38+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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