Wide-field image of the sky around the globular star cluster NGC 3201
This wide field view shows the sky around the globular star cluster NGC 3201 in the southern constellation of Vela (The Sails). As well as the rich cluster itself, which appears at the centre, this view also reveals huge numbers of stars within the Milky Way, along with a few much more distant galaxies. This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1802c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 January 2018, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1802 |
| Size: | 12876 x 12192 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3201 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 17 39.47 |
| Position (Dec): | -46° 24' 37.71" |
| Field of view: | 216.46 x 204.96 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 660 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical i | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | 660 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical i | 797 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |