Globular cluster NGC 6397

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eso_eso0630a August 10th, 2006

Credit: ESO

This image shows the nearby metal-poor globular cluster NGC 6397, located at a distance of approx. 7,200 light-years in the southern constellation Ara. Some of the FLAMES-UVES target stars are highlighted with yellow squares. The photo is a composite of exposures in the B-, V- and I-bands obtained in the frame of the Pilot Stellar Survey with the Wide-Field-Imager (WFI) camera at the 2.2-m ESO/MPI telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory. It was prepared and provided by the ESO Imaging Survey team. The spikes seen at some of the brighter stars are caused by the effect of overexposure (CCD "bleeding").

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0630a/

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
NGC 6397
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 40m 42.1s
DEC = -53° 40’ 27.2”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
11.0 x 11.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Ara

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (I) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) -
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso0630a
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
NGC 6397
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2006-08-10T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0630a/
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
I, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
265.175412, -53.674218
Reference Dimension
800.0, 800.0
Reference Pixel
255.921011643, 578.85347703
Scale
-0.00022876219, 0.00022876219
Rotation
-0.14710987036
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
eso0630a
Metadata Date
2016-07-19T13:01:18+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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