Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 3582

This visible light wide-field image of the region around NGC 3582 was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star formation region appears close to the centre and is just one part of a vast complex of gas and dust in the southern Milky Way. The field of view is approximately 2.8 degrees across. 

Crédit:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin 

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1113c
Type:Observation
Date de publication:13 avril 2011 12:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1113
Taille:9878 x 10609 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 3582
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Distance:10000 années lumière
Constellation:Carina
Catégorie:Nebulae

Formats des images

Grand JPEG
41,8 Mio
JPEG taille écran
759,2 Kio

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Fonds d'écran

1024x768
461,0 Kio
1280x1024
798,8 Kio
1600x1200
1,2 Mio
1920x1200
1,4 Mio
2048x1536
2,0 Mio

Coordinates

Position (RA):11 12 12.03
Position (Dec):-61° 16' 24.68"
Field of view:165.80 x 178.07 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 3.0° right of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Visible
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Visible
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2