Wide-field view of the sky around the globular star cluster Messier 54
This visible-light wide-field image of the region around the globular star cluster Messier 54 was created from photographs forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The globular star cluster Messier 54 cluster appears at the centre.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1428c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 September 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1428 |
| Size: | 8607 x 10618 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 54 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 90000 light years |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 55 4.15 |
| Position (Dec): | -30° 28' 39.75" |
| Field of view: | 144.73 x 178.55 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.6° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical O-emulsion | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |