Small field near centre of Omega Centauri (3.6m)

Eso_eso8904b_1024

eso_eso8904b May 11th, 1989

Credit: ESO

This photo has been reproduced from one of the best photographic plates of the globular cluster Omega Centauri obtained with the ESO 3.6 m telescope. It shows a field near the centre; the size is approximately square arcsecond. The exposure lasted 6 min 15 sec and was made on blue-sensitive emulsion. North is up and East is to the left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso8904b/

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
Omega Centauri
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale ESO-3.6m (None) Optical -
Eso_eso8904b_1280
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ID
eso8904b
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
Omega Centauri
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1989-05-11T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso8904b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
ESO 3.6-metre telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
375
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1758.0, 1371.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Zeutschel Omniscan 11
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
eso8904b
Metadata Date
2009-12-10T22:08:48+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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