Wide-field view of the region around the star cluster Messier 18
The small smattering of bright stars at the centre of this wide-field view is Messier 18, an open star cluster containing stars that formed together from the same massive cloud of gas and dust. This picture, which also shows part of the bright Omega Nebula (Messier 17) at the top, was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1628c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 August 2016, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1628 |
| Size: | 8337 x 7300 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 18 |
| Type: | Unspecified : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 20 3.09 |
| Position (Dec): | -17° 4' 24.54" |
| Field of view: | 140.07 x 122.65 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° right of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R+IR | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical IR+R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |