Young stars in the open star cluster NGC 2547

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eso_eso1316a March 27th, 2013

Credit: ESO

This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, shows the bright open star cluster NGC 2547. Between the bright stars, far away in the background of the image, many remote galaxies can be seen, some with clearly spiral shapes.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1316a/

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 2547
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 10m 25.7s
DEC = -49° 10’ 2.6”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View
27.7 x 29.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Vela

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
eso1316a
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.1  
Subject Name
NGC 2547
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2013-03-27T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1316a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
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
122.607226, -49.167381
Reference Dimension
6980.0, 7494.0
Reference Pixel
2586.79487536, 4695.12661384
Scale
-6.609217e-05, 6.609217e-05
Rotation
0.07771213778
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
eso1316a
Metadata Date
2013-02-14T13:53:57+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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