DEM L 144 near N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Eso_eso0332d_1024

eso_eso0332d November 3rd, 2003

Credit: ESO

Region in the Large Magellanic Cloud towards the South of N44 with pink-green shades that has been designated DEM L 144. It is a region of ionised hydrogen. The colours have been enhanced compared to ESO Press Photo eso0332a to clearly show the different shades.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0332d/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Large Magellanic Cloud
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 21m 29.9s
DEC = -68° 10’ 48.7”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
3.6 x 3.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) 656.2 nm
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (Oiii) 500.7 nm
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (Oii) 372.7 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso0332d
Subject Category
C.4  
Subject Name
Large Magellanic Cloud
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2003-11-03T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0332d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, Oiii, Oii
Central Wavelength
656.2, 500.7, 372.7
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
80.374725, -68.180201
Reference Dimension
902.0, 897.0
Reference Pixel
509.868693275, 472.789726265
Scale
-6.618481e-05, 6.618481e-05
Rotation
-0.13029032189
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
eso0332d
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T15:29:57+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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