Digitized Sky Survey image around the stellar cluster RCW 38

Eso_eso0929d_1024

eso_eso0929d July 11th, 2018

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

This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximately 2.4 x 2.0 degrees.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0929d/

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
Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2) RCW 38
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open
Eso_eso0929d_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 59m 47.1s
DEC = -47° 31’ 56.4”
Orientation
North is 0.6° CW
Field of View
2.4 x 1.9 degrees
Constellation
Vela

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS2 (None) Optical (R) -
Blue DSS2 (None) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso0929d
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.1  
Subject Name
Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), RCW 38
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2018-07-11T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0929d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from ESO.
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
134.946416, -47.532344
Reference Dimension
8739.0, 7109.0
Reference Pixel
3678.52288076, 2745.41346612
Scale
-0.00027333472, 0.00027333472
Rotation
-0.57430719047
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
eso0929d
Metadata Date
2010-07-29T15:10:13+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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