The star forming cloud RCW 34

Eso_eso1521a_1024

eso_eso1521a May 27th, 2015

Credit: ESO

This richly coloured cloud of gas called RCW 34 is a site of star formation in the southern constellation of Vela (The Sails). This image was taken using the FORS instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in northern Chile.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1521a/

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
RCW 34
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula
Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 56m 32.9s
DEC = -43° 7’ 25.2”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
7.2 x 7.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Vela

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (FORS2) Optical (H-alpha) -
Orange VLT (FORS2) Optical (R) -
Green VLT (FORS2) Optical (V) -
Blue VLT (FORS2) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso1521a
Subject Category
B.4   B.4.2.1.1  
Subject Name
RCW 34
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2015-05-27T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1521a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS2, FORS2, FORS2, FORS2
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, R, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
134.136999748, -43.1236786549
Reference Dimension
3439.0, 3500.0
Reference Pixel
1719.0, 1750.0
Scale
-3.50481741218e-05, 3.50481741218e-05
Rotation
0.019999999999999993
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
eso1521a
Metadata Date
2014-11-28T18:29:10Z
Metadata Version
1.1
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