The rich surroundings of Sharpless 29
This very rich region of the Milky Way in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer) includes huge numbers of stars as well as several spectacular regions of star formation. At the centre lies Sharpless 29, which includes NGC 6559. To the right lies the very bright and famous Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) and at the upper-right the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20) can be seen. This picture was created from images in the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1740c |
| Release date: | 13 December 2017, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1740 |
| Size: | 14940 x 12290 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 9 52.48 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 4' 6.96" |
| Field of view: | 251.52 x 206.90 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.8° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical O | Digitized Sky Survey |
| Optical O | Digitized Sky Survey |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |