Wide-field image of the sky around the globular star cluster NGC 3201

Eso_eso1802c_1024

eso_eso1802c January 17th, 2018

Credit: Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

This wide field view shows the sky around the globular star cluster NGC 3201 in the southern constellation of Vela (The Sails). As well as the rich cluster itself, which appears at the centre, this view also reveals huge numbers of stars within the Milky Way, along with a few much more distant galaxies. This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1802c/

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 3201
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 10h 17m 39.5s
DEC = -46° 24’ 37.7”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View
3.6 x 3.4 degrees
Constellation
Vela

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS2 (None) Optical (i) 797.0 nm
Green DSS2 (None) Optical (i) 797.0 nm
Green DSS2 (None) Optical (R) 660.0 nm
Blue DSS2 (None) Optical (R) 660.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Green
Blue
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ID
eso1802c
Subject Category
B.3.6.4.2  
Subject Name
NGC 3201
Credits
Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2018-01-17T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1802c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
i, i, R, R
Central Wavelength
797, 797, 660, 660
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
154.41445832, -46.4104745004
Reference Dimension
12876.0, 12192.0
Reference Pixel
6438.0, 6096.0
Scale
-0.000280189550841, 0.000280189550841
Rotation
0.079999999999999974
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
eso1802c
Metadata Date
2018-01-08T14:20:32+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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