Wide-field view of the open star cluster Messier 67
This wide-field image of the sky around the old open star cluster Messier 67 was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The cluster appears as a rich grouping of stars at the centre of the picture. Messier 67 contains stars that are all about the same age, and have the same chemical composition, as the Sun.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1402c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 January 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1621, eso1402 |
| Size: | 6763 x 7079 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 67 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 2500 light years |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 8 51 20.14 |
| Position (Dec): | 11° 48' 42.61" |
| Field of view: | 113.49 x 118.80 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.3° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |