Wide-field view of the sky around the cometary globule CG4
This wide-field image shows a rich region of the sky in the constellation of Puppis (The Poop). At the centre lies the strange cometary globule CG4. Other interesting objects are also seen, including several much more distant spiral galaxies. This colour view was produced from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | eso1503c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 28 January 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1503 |
| Size: | 9174 x 9597 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 7 33 25.63 |
| Position (Dec): | -46° 51' 33.09" |
| Field of view: | 155.96 x 163.15 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 89.3° right of vertical |
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