Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 1929
This visible-light wide-field image of the area around the star-forming region LHA 120–N 44 surrounding the cluster NGC 1929, was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The superbubble appears close to the centre and several other star formation regions are visible in the surrounding sky. The field of view is approximately three degrees across.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1125c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 July 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1125 |
| Size: | 10648 x 8771 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), LHA 120-N 44, N 44, NGC 1929, Superbubble, Wide field view |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 22 8.01 |
| Position (Dec): | -67° 56' 14.10" |
| Field of view: | 178.66 x 147.17 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.4° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |