Around the Cat's Paw Nebula

Eso_eso1003b_1024

eso_eso1003b January 20th, 2010

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Wide view centred on the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1003b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Cat's Paw Nebula Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2) NGC 6334
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Appearance > Emission
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 19m 58.0s
DEC = -35° 57’ 47.1”
Orientation
North is 4.0° CW
Field of View
1.8 x 1.3 degrees
Constellation
Scorpius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
None (None) -
DSS2 (None) (I) -
DSS2 (None) (B) -
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ID
eso1003b
Subject Category
B.4.2.1   B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Cat's Paw Nebula, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), NGC 6334
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Release Date
2010-01-20T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1003b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
None, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
-, I, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
259.991754, -35.963071
Reference Dimension
6492.0, 4692.0
Reference Pixel
2338.10082884, 1914.53677279
Scale
-0.00027586932, 0.00027586932
Rotation
-4.00232661853
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
eso1003b
Metadata Date
2010-01-18T15:28:46+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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