The central area of the Tarantula Nebula

eso_eso0216b June 7th, 2002

Credit: ESO

The bright core of the Tarantula Nebula with the cluster of hot stars. Note also the wisps of luminous gas extending as "legs" from the central area - this is how the nebula got its creepy name.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0216b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: 30 Doradus • NGC 2070
Subject - Local Universe: Nebula

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 38m 42.6s; DEC = -69° 6’ 3.9”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CW
Field of View: 8.6 x 6.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (R)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (V)	-
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (B)	-

ID: eso0216b
Subject Category: C.4
Subject Name: 30 Doradus, NGC 2070
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2002-06-07T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0216b/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes: Approximate distance in light years from AJ (http://iopscience.iop.org/0067-0049/191/1/160/fulltext)

Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, V, B
Central Wavelength

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Integration Time
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 84.6775406933, -69.1010798777
Reference Dimension: 1084.0, 847.0

Reference Pixel: 608.417124081, 447.304922145
Scale: -0.00013272353, 0.00013272353
Rotation: -0.05890265968
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Email

Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0216b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0216b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2016-07-18T09:27:58+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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