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Alpha Centauri and the Southern Cross
In a wide-field image obtained with an Hasselblad 2000 FC camera by Claus Madsen (ESO), a region around the Southern Cross, seen in the right of the image (Kodak Ektachrome 200, 70 min exposure time). Alpha Centauri is the bright yellowish star seen at the middle left, one of the "Pointers" to the star at the top of the Southern Cross.
Kredit:ESO, Claus Madsen
O snímku
Id: | eso0542a |
Typ: | Fotografický |
Datum zveřejnění: | 21. prosince 2005 |
Související články: | eso0542 |
Velikost: | 3761 x 2322 px |
O objektu
Jméno: | Alpha Centauri, Crux Constellation |
Typ: | Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation Milky Way : Star |
Vzdálenost: | 4 světelné roky |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Kategorie: | Stars |
Souřadnice
Position (RA): | 13 50 21.17 |
Position (Dec): | -61° 57' 12.84" |
Field of view: | 1656.96 x 1022.99 arcminutes |
Orientace: | Sever je 6.3° levá od svislé osy |
Barvy & filtry
Pásmo | Dalekohled |
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Other |
Poznámky: Image made using a Hasselblad 2000 FC camera by Claus Madsen (ESO).