TRAPPIST first light image of Omega Centauri

The globular cluster Omega Centauri was one of the targets observed for first light of the TRAPPIST national telescope at La Silla. The cluster contains as many as ten million stars. This image, 20 arcminutes across, shows only the central parts of Omega Centauri. It is made by combining data obtained through three filters (B, V and R).

TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) is devoted to the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and characterisation of planets located outside the Solar System (exoplanets) and the study of comets orbiting around the Sun. The 60-cm national telescope is operated from a control room in Liège, Belgium, 12 000 km away.

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TRAPPIST/E. Jehin/ESO

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Tunnistus:eso1023c
Tyyppi:Havainto
Julkaisupäivä:8. kesäkuuta 2010 12:00
Vastaavat julkaisut:eso1023
Koko:1956 x 1956 px

Kohteesta

Nimi:Omega Centauri
Tyyppi:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Etäisyys:17000 valovuotta
Constellation:Centaurus
Kategoria:Star Clusters

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Position (RA):13 26 47.34
Position (Dec):-47° 28' 46.91"
Field of view:21.32 x 21.32 arcminutes
Suuntaus:Pohjoinen on 2.8° vasen pystysuuntaan nähden