Wide-field view of the sky around the star cluster NGC 3572

Eso_eso1347c_1024

eso_eso1347c November 13th, 2013

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

This wide-field image shows the patch of sky around the star cluster NGC 3572 and its associated gas clouds. This view was created from photographs forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The spikes and blue circles around the stars in this picture are artifacts of the telescope and the photographic process.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1347c/

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
NGC 3572
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 10m 23.1s
DEC = -60° 14’ 53.1”
Orientation
North is 3.4° CW
Field of View
2.0 x 2.0 degrees
Constellation
Carina

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Cyan DSS2 (None) Optical (V) -
Orange DSS2 (None) Optical (R) -
Blue DSS2 (None) Infrared (I) -
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ID
eso1347c
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.1  
Subject Name
NGC 3572
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2013-11-13T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1347c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Cyan, Orange, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
V, R, I
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
167.5962, -60.248084
Reference Dimension
7129.0, 7143.0
Reference Pixel
3560.96886757, 3573.06859432
Scale
-0.00027980771, 0.00027980771
Rotation
-3.36306824397
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
eso1347c
Metadata Date
2013-07-10T16:04:09+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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