The globular cluster 47 Tuc
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.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso0620a |
Type: | Observation |
Date de publication: | 8 juin 2006 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0620 |
Taille: | 5370 x 5455 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | 47 Tucanae |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
Distance: | 15000 années lumière |
Constellation: | Tucana |
Catégorie: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 0 24 3.78 |
Position (Dec): | -72° 4' 49.22" |
Field of view: | 6.76 x 6.86 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
Couleurs & filtres
Domaine | Télescope |
---|---|
Ultraviolet U | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
Visible V | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
Visible R | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |