TRAPPIST first light image of Omega Centauri
The globular cluster Omega Centauri was one of the targets observed for first light of the TRAPPIST national telescope at La Silla. The cluster contains as many as ten million stars. This image, 20 arcminutes across, shows only the central parts of Omega Centauri. It is made by combining data obtained through three filters (B, V and R).
TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) is devoted to the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and characterisation of planets located outside the Solar System (exoplanets) and the study of comets orbiting around the Sun. The 60-cm national telescope is operated from a control room in Liège, Belgium, 12 000 km away.
Herkunftsnachweis:TRAPPIST/E. Jehin/ESO
Über das Bild
ID: | eso1023c |
Typ: | Beobachtung |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 8. Juni 2010 12:00 |
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen: | eso1023 |
Größe: | 1956 x 1956 px |
Über das Objekt
Name: | Omega Centauri |
Typ: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
Entfernung: | 17000 Lichtjahre |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Kategorie: | Star Clusters |
Bildschirm-Hintergrundbilder
Koordinaten
Position (RA): | 13 26 47.34 |
Position (Dec): | -47° 28' 46.91" |
Field of view: | 21.32 x 21.32 arcminutes |
Orientierung: | Die Nordrichtung liegt 2.8° links zur Vertikale |
Farben & Filter
Spektralbereich | Wellenlänge | Teleskop |
---|---|---|
Optisch B | 445 nm | TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South |
Optisch V | 551 nm | TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South |
Optisch R | 658 nm | TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South |