Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 1929

This visible-light wide-field image of the area around the star-forming region LHA 120–N 44 surrounding the cluster NGC 1929, was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The superbubble appears close to the centre and several other star formation regions are visible in the surrounding sky. The field of view is approximately three degrees across.

Credit:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1125c
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:20 juli 2011 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1125
Grootte:10648 x 8771 px

Over het object

Naam:Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), LHA 120-N 44, N 44, NGC 1929, Superbubble, Wide field view
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Afstand:170000 lichtjaren
Constellation:Dorado
Categorie:Nebulae

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Coordinates

Position (RA):5 22 8.01
Position (Dec):-67° 56' 14.10"
Field of view:178.66 x 147.17 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 2.4° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2