The Arches cluster

This image of the Arches Cluster of young, massive stars was obtained with NACO on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The field of view is 28 arcseconds. North is up and east is to the left. This image is a composite of infrared images obtained through J, H and K filters. The stars appear as bright cores surrounded by faint diffuse halos. This is typical of images obtained by adaptive optics instruments. The halo corresponds to light that was not fully corrected for the blurring effects of the Earth’s atmosphere.

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ESO/P. Espinoza

Om bilden

ID:eso0921a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:4 juni 2009
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0921
Storlek:1122 x 1021 px

Om objektet

Namn:Arches Cluster
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Avstånd:25000 ljusår
Constellation:Sagittarius
Kategori:Star Clusters

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Koordinater

Position (RA):17 45 50.52
Position (Dec):-28° 49' 20.46"
Field of view:0.51 x 0.46 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.0° vänster om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Infrarött
J
Very Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarött
H
Very Large Telescope
NACO
Infrarött
K
Very Large Telescope
NACO