The Globular Cluster 47 Tuc
Based on data obtained with FORS1 on Kueyen, UT2 of the Very Large Telescope. The image, 7 arcmin wide, covers the central core of the 30 arcmin large globular cluster. The observations were taken in three different filters: U, R, and a narrow-band filter centred around 485 nm, for a total exposure time of less than 5 minutes. The data were extracted from the ESO Science Archive and processed by Rubina Kotak (ESO) and the final image processing was done by Henri Boffin (ESO). North is up and East is to the left.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso0620a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 8 June 2006 |
Related releases: | eso0620 |
Size: | 5370 x 5455 px |
About the Object
Name: | 47 Tucanae |
Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
Distance: | 15000 light years |
Constellation: | Tucana |
Category: | • Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
9.6ˆàMB
Publication TIFF 4K
29.8ˆàMB
Publication JPEG
9.1ˆàMB
Screensize JPEG
640.2ˆàKB
Wallpapers
1024x768
609.7ˆàKB
1280x1024
918.9ˆàKB
1600x1200
1.2ˆàMB
1920x1200
1.4ˆàMB
2048x1536
1.8ˆàMB
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 0 24 3.78 |
Position (Dec): | -72° 4' 49.22" |
Field of view: | 6.76 x 6.86 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Ultraviolet U | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
Optical V | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
Optical R | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
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