Wide Field Imager view of the star formation region NGC 3582

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eso_eso1113a April 13th, 2011

Credit: ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2 and Joe DePasquale 

This picture of the star formation region NGC 3582 was taken using the Wide Field Imager at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. The image reveals giant loops of gas ejected by dying stars that bear a striking resemblance to solar prominences. 

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1113a/

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 3582
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 12m 12.0s
DEC = -61° 16’ 24.7”
Orientation
North is 1.9° CCW
Field of View
32.7 x 32.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Carina

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) -
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (R) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (Pseudogreen (I+R)) -
Blue DSS2 (None) Infrared (I) -
Luminosity MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (H-alpha) -
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ID
eso1113a
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
NGC 3582
Credits
ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2 and Joe DePasquale 
Release Date
2011-04-13T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1113a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years to Gum 38a from: http://www.jstor.org/stable/info/10.1086/657974
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, Digitized Sky Survey 2, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI, WFI, WFI, None, WFI
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Green, Blue, Luminosity
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, R, Pseudogreen (I+R), I, H-alpha
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
168.050128, -61.273521
Reference Dimension
1280.0, 1267.0
Reference Pixel
573.723189613, 496.936002384
Scale
-0.00042595487, 0.00042595487
Rotation
1.85718114496
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
eso1113a
Metadata Date
2011-03-16T10:52:56+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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