The colourful star cluster NGC 3590
This colourful new image from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the star cluster NGC 3590. These stars shine brightly in front of a dramatic landscape of dark patches of dust and richly hued clouds of glowing gas. This small stellar gathering gives astronomers clues about how these stars form and evolve — as well as giving hints about the structure of our galaxy's pinwheeling arms.
Credit:ESO/G. Beccari
About the Image
| Id: | eso1416a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 21 May 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1416 |
| Size: | 8658 x 6079 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3590 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 12 59.01 |
| Position (Dec): | -60° 47' 20.31" |
| Field of view: | 34.34 x 24.11 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |