DSS image

Eso_eso0923c_1024

eso_eso0923c June 25th, 2009

Credit: ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

A wide-field image of the area of the sky where the mystery of the Milky Way’s super-efficient particle accelerators was solved by studying the ancient RCW 86 supernova remnant.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0923c/

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
RCW 86
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant
Eso_eso0923c_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 40m 28.9s
DEC = -62° 38’ 42.4”
Orientation
North is 0.8° CCW
Field of View
4.0 x 4.4 degrees
Constellation
Centaurus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS2 (None) Optical (R) -
Blue DSS2 (None) Optical (B) -
Eso_eso0923c_1280
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ID
eso0923c
Subject Category
B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
RCW 86
Credits
ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2009-06-25T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0923c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
220.120564, -62.645116
Reference Dimension
1280.0, 1426.0
Reference Pixel
640.388207351, 714.970163593
Scale
-0.00311647426, 0.00311647426
Rotation
0.84641613665
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Position
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
eso0923c
Metadata Date
2009-11-19T14:57:08+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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