The globular cluster NGC 104

Eso_ngc104-47-schmidt_1024

eso_ngc104-47-schmidt December 3rd, 2009

Credit: ESO

A colour-corrected image of the the second largest and second brightest globular cluster, or tight grouping of stars, seen in Earth's night sky. Called NGC 104 or 47 Tucanae, the light for this image was gathered in 1986 by ESO's 1-m Schmidt Telescope at the La Silla observatory in Chile. The telescope is now decommissioned.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/ngc104-47-schmidt/

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
NGC 104
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
Eso_ngc104-47-schmidt_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 24m 5.5s
DEC = -72° 4’ 54.0”
Orientation
North is 7.5° CW
Field of View
29.7 x 37.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Magenta ESO-1m (None) Optical -
Eso_ngc104-47-schmidt_1280
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ID
ngc104-47-schmidt
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
NGC 104
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2009-12-03T23:21:31
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/ngc104-47-schmidt/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Magenta
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
6.0229, -72.081655
Reference Dimension
4019.0, 5079.0
Reference Pixel
1961.22183466, 2422.04305673
Scale
-0.00012325033, 0.00012325033
Rotation
-7.47874413615
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
ngc104-47-schmidt
Metadata Date
2009-07-03T10:23:53+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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