Visible/infrared comparison views of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL001
This picture shows a comparison of the view of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL001 in visible (upper) and infrared light (lower). The infrared view, from the VISTA telescope, shows the new cluster very clearly for the first time and allows many of the component stars to be studied. The visible-light version was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The better-known and brighter globular cluster UKS 1 appears on the right.
Credit:
ESO/D. Minniti/VVV Team and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1141d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 19 October 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1141 |
| Size: | 3168 x 2906 px |
About the Object
| Name: | UKS 1, VVV CL001 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical | Digitized Sky Survey 2 | |
| Infrared J | 1.1 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Optical Pseudogreen (B+R) | Digitized Sky Survey 2 | |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 | |
| Infrared K | 2.2 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |