Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 3582

This visible light wide-field image of the region around NGC 3582 was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star formation region appears close to the centre and is just one part of a vast complex of gas and dust in the southern Milky Way. The field of view is approximately 2.8 degrees across. 

Credit:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin 

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1113c
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:13 april 2011 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1113
Grootte:9878 x 10609 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 3582
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Afstand:10000 lichtjaren
Constellation:Carina
Categorie:Nebulae

Image Formats

Grote JPEG
41,8 MB

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Wallpapers

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Coordinates

Position (RA):11 12 12.03
Position (Dec):-61° 16' 24.68"
Field of view:165.80 x 178.07 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 3.0° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2