Turn-off stars A0228 and A2111 in NGC 6397
Two stars in the globular cluster NGC 6397 for which spectra were obtained with the UVES spectrometer on the VLT (at the centre of the fields shown). The photos have been extracted from an image of NGC 6397 taken by the Wide-Field-Imager (WFI) camera at the 2.2-m ESO/MPI telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0425b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 August 2004 |
| Related releases: | eso0425 |
| Size: | 1630 x 808 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6397 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 7000 light years |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |