In Tarantula territory (c)

Eso_eso0216c_1024

eso_eso0216c June 7th, 2002

Credit: ESO

This image shows a part of the Tarantula Nebula region: in the upper left quadrant, a luminous lobe around a hot blue star and a neighbouring dark cloud. The Tarantula Nebula appears in the lower right quadrant of the image.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0216c/

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
30 Doradus NGC 2070
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 38m 37.9s
DEC = -69° 5’ 42.1”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View
9.2 x 7.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (R) -
Green MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (V) -
Blue MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (B) -
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ID
eso0216c
Subject Category
C.4  
Subject Name
30 Doradus, NGC 2070
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2002-06-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0216c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Approximate distance in light years from AJ (http://iopscience.iop.org/0067-0049/191/1/160/fulltext)
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
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
84.657845, -69.095034
Reference Dimension
1159.0, 879.0
Reference Pixel
1406.09863011, -272.190695291
Scale
-0.00013286239, 0.00013286239
Rotation
0.07526902448
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
eso0216c
Metadata Date
2016-07-18T09:29:43+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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