TRAPPIST first light image of Omega Centauri

The globular cluster Omega Centauri was one of the targets observed for first light of the TRAPPIST national telescope at La Silla. The cluster contains as many as ten million stars. This image, 20 arcminutes across, shows only the central parts of Omega Centauri. It is made by combining data obtained through three filters (B, V and R).

TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) is devoted to the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and characterisation of planets located outside the Solar System (exoplanets) and the study of comets orbiting around the Sun. The 60-cm national telescope is operated from a control room in Liège, Belgium, 12 000 km away.

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TRAPPIST/E. Jehin/ESO

O zdjęciu

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Typ:Obserwacje
Data publikacji:8 czerwca 2010 12:00
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Rozmiar:1956 x 1956 px

O obiekcie

Nazwa:Omega Centauri
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Odległość:17000 lat świetlnych
Constellation:Centaurus
Kategoria:Star Clusters

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Pozycja (RA):13 26 47.34
Pozycja (Dec):-47° 28' 46.91"
Pole widzenia:21.32 x 21.32 arcminutes
Orientacja:North is 2.8° lewo of vertical