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The triple stellar system Alpha Centauri (ESO 1-m Schmidt Telescope)
The location of the Alpha Centauri triple stellar system in the sky. The brighter stars (Alpha Centauri A and B) are strongly overexposed, with the outlying member, Proxima lying approx. 2.2° to the south-west (arrow). Smaller areas around the stars are shown in the inserts to the right. The photo has been reproduced from a blue-sensitive photographic plate obtained by the ESO 1-m Schmidt Telescope, a wide-angle telescope at the La Silla observatory in Chile that is now decommissioned.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
Id: | eso0307a |
Type: | Collage |
Publicatiedatum: | 15 maart 2003 |
Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0307 |
Grootte: | 3878 x 2592 px |
Over het object
Naam: | Alpha Centauri |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Triple |
Afstand: | 4 lichtjaren |
Categorie: | Stars |
Kleuren & filters
Band | Telescoop |
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Optisch B | ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope |