Star cluster Trumpler 14

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eso_eso1639f November 2nd, 2016

Credit: ESO/A. McLeod

This pillar is part of the massive star cluster Trumpler 14, within the Carina Nebula, 7500 light-years away. The image was taken by the MUSE instrument, mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1639f/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Carina Nebula Trumpler 14
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open
Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 43m 39.0s
DEC = -59° 34’ 6.0”
Orientation
North is 90.1° CW
Field of View
2.0 x 3.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Carina

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue VLT (MUSE) Optical (OIII) 500.7 nm
Green VLT (MUSE) Optical (H-Alpha) 656.0 nm
Green VLT (MUSE) Optical (H-Beta) 486.1 nm
Red VLT (MUSE) Optical (SII) 673.1 nm
Red VLT (MUSE) Optical (SII) 671.7 nm
Red VLT (MUSE) Optical (NII) 658.4 nm
Magenta VLT (MUSE) Optical (SIII) 906.8 nm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Green
Red
Red
Red
Magenta
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ID
eso1639f
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.1   B.4.2.1.1  
Subject Name
Carina Nebula, Trumpler 14
Credits
ESO/A. McLeod
Release Date
2016-11-02T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1639f/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE, MUSE
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Green, Red, Red, Red, Magenta
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
OIII, H-Alpha, H-Beta, SII, SII, NII, SIII
Central Wavelength
500.7, 656, 486.1, 673.1, 671.7, 658.4, 906.8
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
160.912358878, -59.5683228916
Reference Dimension
595.0, 998.0
Reference Pixel
297.5, 499.0
Scale
-5.55841070755e-05, 5.55841070755e-05
Rotation
-90.08
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
eso1639f
Metadata Date
2016-10-07T11:34:32+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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