The colourful star cluster NGC 3532
The MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile captured this richly colourful view of the bright star cluster NGC 3532. Some of the stars still shine with a hot bluish colour, but many of the more massive ones have become red giants and glow with a rich orange hue.
Credit:ESO/G. Beccari
About the Image
| Id: | eso1439a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 November 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1439 |
| Size: | 8652 x 8361 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3532 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 1300 light years |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 5 35.21 |
| Position (Dec): | -58° 44' 2.31" |
| Field of view: | 34.34 x 33.19 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Infrared I | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |