The globular cluster NGC 6752

Eso_eso0107a_1024

eso_eso0107a March 2nd, 2001

Credit: ESO

An image of the globular cluster NGC 6752 ; stars for which spectra were obtained in the present programme are marked by small circles (only visible in the high-resolution version of this photo). NGC 6752 is a typical globular cluster, containing many hundreds of thousands of stars, of which some tens of thousands are visible in this photo. It is located at a distance of approximately 13,000 light-years and is one of the oldest known objects in the Universe. The bright, round object to the lower right of the cluster is the overexposed image of the 7th magnitude star HD 177999.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0107a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 6752
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale ESO-Danish-1.54m (DFOSC) Optical (V) -
Eso_eso0107a_1280
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ID
eso0107a
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
NGC 6752
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2001-03-02T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0107a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Danish 1.54-metre telescope
Instrument
DFOSC
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
600
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2924.0, 2933.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
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
eso0107a
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0107a.tif
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Metadata Date
2009-01-20T11:57:38+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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