Wide-field view of the region of the sky around the nebula NGC 6164/6165

Eso_eso2407c_1024

eso_eso2407c April 11th, 2024

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

This wide-field view, created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the rich star clouds in the constellation of Norma (the Carpenter’s Square) in our Milky Way galaxy. The beautiful nebula NGC 6164/6165, also known as the Dragon’s Egg, appears in the centre of the image.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2407c/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
HD 148937 • NGC 6164 • NGC 6165
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Binary
Nebula
Eso_eso2407c_1280
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ID
eso2407c
Subject Category
B.3.6.1   B.4  
Subject Name
HD 148937, NGC 6164, NGC 6165
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2024-04-11T20:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2407c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
9326.0, 7072.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
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Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso2407c
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2407c.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2024-03-27T11:17:20+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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