VST image of the giant globular cluster Omega Centauri*
This VST image may be the best portrait of the globular star cluster Omega Centauri ever made. Omega Centauri, in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur), is the largest globular cluster in the sky, but the very wide field of view of VST and its powerful camera OmegaCAM can encompass even the faint outer regions of this spectacular object. This view includes about 300 000 stars. The data were processed using the VST-Tube system developed by A. Grado and collaborators at the INAF-Capodimonte Observatory.
Credit:ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: A. Grado,ˆàL. Limatola/INAF-Capodimonte Observatory
About the Image
Id: | eso1119b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 8 June 2011, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1119 |
Size: | 14540 x 14540 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 5139, Omega Centauri |
Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
Distance: | 17000 light years |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Category: | • Star Clusters |
Mounted Image
Image Formats
Publication TIFF 4K
34.2ˆàMB
Publication JPEG
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Screensize JPEG
660.9ˆàKB
Wallpapers
1024x768
556.8ˆàKB
1280x1024
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1600x1200
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1920x1200
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2048x1536
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 13 26 47.27 |
Position (Dec): | -47° 28' 46.34" |
Field of view: | 50.88 x 50.88 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical G | 480 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
Optical R | 625 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
Infrared I | 770 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |
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