The star cluster NGC 3572 and its dramatic surroundings
eso_eso1347a November 13th, 2013
Credit: ESO/G. Beccari
The Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile has captured the best image so far of the star cluster NGC 3572, a gathering of young stars, and its spectacular surroundings. This new image shows how the clouds of gas and dust around the cluster have been sculpted into whimsical bubbles, arcs and the odd features known as elephant trunks by the stellar winds flowing from the bright stars. The brightest of these cluster stars are heavier than the Sun and will end their short lives as supernova explosions.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1347a/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- eso1347a
- Subject Category
- B.3.6.4.1
- Subject Name
- NGC 3572
- Credits
- ESO/G. Beccari
- Release Date
- 2013-11-13T12:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1347a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- 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
- H-alpha, V, B
- Central Wavelength
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 167.5962, -60.248084
- Reference Dimension
- 7485.0, 4930.0
- Reference Pixel
- 4470.40395088, 2627.02150415
- Scale
- -6.633837e-05, 6.633837e-05
- Rotation
- -179.82218627513
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- European Southern Observatory
- URL
- http://www.eso.org/
- Name
- 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
- eso1347a
- Resource URL
- https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1347a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2013-07-23T14:24:39+02:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
