Wide-field view of the bright star clusters Messier 47 and Messier 46
This wide-field image shows part of the constellation of Puppis (The Poop). This region of the sky includes some bright star clusters, chief amongst them Messier 47, in the centre, and its contrasting sister cluster Messier 46, near the left-hand edge, which is richer in stars but more distant. This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1441c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 December 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1441 |
| Size: | 10505 x 10480 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 47 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 7 36 35.11 |
| Position (Dec): | -14° 28' 55.50" |
| Field of view: | 176.47 x 176.05 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 |