Wide-field view of the sky around the globular star cluster Messier 55
This visible light wide-field image of the region around Messier 55 was created from photographs taken through blue and red filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The globular cluster appears at the centre. The field of view is approximately 2.7 degrees across.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1220c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 May 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1220 |
| Size: | 9639 x 9588 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 55 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 17000 light years |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 39 59.74 |
| Position (Dec): | -30° 57' 53.04" |
| Field of view: | 161.76 x 160.91 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.7° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical B+R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |