The globular cluster 47 Tuc

Eso_eso0620a_1024

eso_eso0620a June 8th, 2006

Credit: ESO

Based on data obtained with FORS1 on Kueyen, UT2 of the Very Large Telescope. The image, 7 arcmin wide, covers the central core of the 30 arcmin large globular cluster. The observations were taken in three different filters: U, R, and a narrow-band filter centred around 485 nm, for a total exposure time of less than 5 minutes. The data were extracted from the ESO Science Archive and processed by Rubina Kotak (ESO) and the final image processing was done by Henri Boffin (ESO). North is up and East is to the left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0620a/

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
47 Tucanae
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
Eso_eso0620a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 0h 24m 3.8s
DEC = -72° 4’ 49.2”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
6.8 x 6.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (FORS1) Optical (R) -
Green VLT (FORS1) Optical (V) -
Blue VLT (FORS1) Ultraviolet (U) -
Eso_eso0620a_1280
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ID
eso0620a
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
47 Tucanae
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2006-06-08T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0620a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
R, V, U
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
6.01574323529, -72.0803395571
Reference Dimension
5370.0, 5455.0
Reference Pixel
2685.0, 2727.0
Scale
-2.09687309514e-05, 2.09687309514e-05
Rotation
-0.10000000000000053
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
eso0620a
Metadata Date
2007-06-13T17:20:38+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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