The colourful star cluster NGC 3532

eso_eso1439a November 26th, 2014

Credit: ESO/G. Beccari

The MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile captured this richly colourful view of the bright star cluster NGC 3532. Some of the stars still shine with a hot bluish colour, but many of the more massive ones have become red giants and glow with a rich orange hue.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1439a/

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: NGC 3532
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 11h 5m 35.2s; DEC = -58° 44’ 2.3”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 34.3 x 33.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Carina

Color Mapping

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

ID: eso1439a
Subject Category: B.3.6.4.1
Subject Name: NGC 3532
Credits: ESO/G. Beccari

Release Date: 2014-11-26T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1439a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

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

Band: Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, H-alpha, V, B
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 166.396701172, -58.7339760492
Reference Dimension: 8652.0, 8361.0

Reference Pixel: 4326.0, 4180.0
Scale: -6.61526714577e-05, 6.61526714577e-05
Rotation: 0
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: eso1439a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1439a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2014-03-25T17:23:31+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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