Wide-field view of the sky around the dark cloud Lupus 4
This view of the sky around the dark cloud Lupus 4 was created from the images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Lupus 4 is a dense pocket of gas and dust where new stars are expected to form. The cloud is located about 400 light-years away from Earth, on the border between the constellations of Lupus (The Wolf) and Norma (The Carpenter's Square).
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1427c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 3 September 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1427 |
| Size: | 7118 x 7136 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 1 29.02 |
| Position (Dec): | -41° 53' 41.57" |
| Field of view: | 119.78 x 120.09 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.5° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |