Bok globule B68

Eso_eso0102b_1024

eso_eso0102b January 10th, 2001

Credit: ESO

This view of the dark cloud B68, a so-called Bok globule, is a false-colour composite based on a visible (here rendered as blue), a near-infrared (green) and an infrared (red) image. Since the light from stars behind the cloud is only visible at the longest (infrared) wavelengths, they appear red.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0102b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
B 68 Barnard 68
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Appearance > Dark > Bok Globule
Eso_eso0102b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 22m 38.2s
DEC = -23° 49’ 34.4”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
4.9 x 4.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Ophiuchus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red NTT (SOFI) Infrared (K) 2.2 µm
Green VLT (FORS1) Infrared (I) 768.0 nm
Blue VLT (FORS1) Optical (B) 440.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso0102b
Subject Category
B.4.2.3.2  
Subject Name
B 68, Barnard 68
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2001-01-10T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0102b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
New Technology Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
SOFI, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
K, I, B
Central Wavelength
2160, 768, 440
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
260.659371, -23.826228
Reference Dimension
2301.0, 2286.0
Reference Pixel
1265.30525788, 1296.98552438
Scale
-3.5197e-05, 3.5197e-05
Rotation
-0.05831664720
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0102b
Metadata Date
2014-10-31T00:24:12+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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