Wide-field view of the sky around the cluster NGC 6604
This visible-light wide-field image of the region around the star cluster NGC 6604 was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star cluster appears close to the centre, as a knot of bright stars. This view shows the rich landscape of gas and dust clouds surrounding the cluster. The field of view is approximately 2.9 degrees across.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1218c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 25 April 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1218 |
| Size: | 10516 x 8533 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6604 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 18 2.92 |
| Position (Dec): | -12° 14' 31.01" |
| Field of view: | 176.43 x 143.18 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical B+R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |