Part of the Coalsack Nebula

eso_eso1539a October 14th, 2015

Credit: ESO

This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope shows part of the huge cloud of dust and gas known as the Coalsack Nebula. The dust in this nebula absorbs and scatters the light from background stars.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1539a/

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: Coalsack Nebula
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Dark > Molecular Cloud

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 12h 31m 24.4s; DEC = -63° 45’ 35.2”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 34.0 x 37.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Crux

Color Mapping

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

ID: eso1539a
Subject Category: B.4.2.3.1
Subject Name: Coalsack Nebula
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2015-10-14T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1539a/

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
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: I, Rc, V
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 187.851745208, -63.7597650184
Reference Dimension: 8574.0, 9506.0

Reference Pixel: 4287.0, 4753.0
Scale: -6.61245357909e-05, 6.61245357909e-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: eso1539a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1539a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2015-08-28T09:28:22+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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