The star cluster Messier 7

eso_eso1406a February 19th, 2014

Credit: ESO

This new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, shows the bright star cluster Messier 7, also known as NGC 6475. Easily spotted by the naked eye in the direction of the tail of the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion), this cluster is one of the most prominent open clusters of stars in the sky and an important research target.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1406a/

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: M 7 • Messier 7 • NGC 6475
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 53m 51.2s; DEC = -34° 47’ 34.3”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 33.1 x 32.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Scorpius

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Infrared (I)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (V)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (B)	-

ID: eso1406a
Subject Category: B.3.6.4.1
Subject Name: M 7, Messier 7, NGC 6475
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2014-02-19T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1406a/

Type: Observation
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Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, V, B
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 268.463386, -34.792873
Reference Dimension: 8344.0, 8094.0

Reference Pixel: 4277.76296646, 4061.40849891
Scale: -6.613641e-05, 6.613641e-05
Rotation: -0.01790436643
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1406a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1406a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2013-09-17T11:52:30+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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