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The Centre of the Milky Way
This image from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 shows the heart of our Galaxy, the Milky Way. The Arches Cluster is located in the centre of the image, but its stars are hidden behind large amount of dust. The bright star at the top of the image is 3 Sagittarii, while the cluster of stars seen at the bottom left is NGC 6451.
Credit:
ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2 & S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)
About the Image
| Id: | eso0921b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 4 June 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0921 |
| Size: | 12670 x 12954 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Milky Way Galactic Centre |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Galaxy • X - Galaxies |
| Distance: | 25000 light years |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17h 45m 6.26s |
| Position (Dec): | -28° 49' 37.33" |
| Field of view: | 212.87 x 217.69 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 9.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared I |
775 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R |
675 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
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