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Celestial scribbled notes
This colour-composite image was obtained by FORS1 on ANTU. It displays a sky area near the Chamaeleon I complex of bright nebulae and hot stars in the constellation of the same name, close to the southern celestial pole.This picture was taken a few days before the Paranal Inauguration and the "hand-over" to the astronomers on April 1, 1999.This colour composite photo of the Chamaeleon I area is based on six 1-min exposures obtained with VLT UT1 + FORS1 in the V, R and I bands. The sky field measures 6.8 x 11.2 arcmin2; North is up and East is left.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso9921c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Date de publication: | 6 mars 1999 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso9921 |
| Taille: | 2880 x 4796 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | Chamaeleon I |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 500 années lumière |
| Constellation: | Chamaeleon |
| Catégorie: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 6 48.11 |
| Position (Dec): | -77° 17' 59.92" |
| Field of view: | 6.55 x 10.90 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.4° right of vertical |
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Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Télescope |
|---|---|
| Visible V | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Visible R | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Infrarouge I | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |