Turn-off stars A0228 and A2111 in NGC 6397

Two stars in the globular cluster NGC 6397 for which spectra were obtained with the UVES spectrometer on the VLT (at the centre of the fields shown). The photos have been extracted from an image of NGC 6397 taken by the Wide-Field-Imager (WFI) camera at the 2.2-m ESO/MPI telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory.

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Id:eso0425b
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:17. august 2004
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0425
Størrelse:1630 x 808 px

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Navn:NGC 6397
Type:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Afstand:7000 lysår
Kategori:Star Clusters

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