The Rho Ophiuchi star formation region in the constellation of Ophiuchus

eso_eso1604d February 3rd, 2016

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

This wide-field view shows a spectacular region of dark and bright clouds, forming part of a region of star formation in the constellation of Ophiuchus (The Serpent Bearer). This picture was created from images in the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1604d/

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: Rho Ophiuchi
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Emission; Nebula > Appearance > Reflection; Nebula > Appearance > Dark

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 16h 27m 6.4s; DEC = -24° 41’ 46.7”
Orientation: North is 1.0° CCW
Field of View: 2.6 x 2.6 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
DSS2 (None)	Optical (XJ+S)	-
DSS2 (None)	Optical (F+R+XJ+S)	-
DSS2 (None)	Optical (F+R)	-

ID: eso1604d
Subject Category: B.4.2.1 B.4.2.2 B.4.2.3
Subject Name: Rho Ophiuchi
Credits: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: 2016-02-03T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1604d/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument: None, None, None
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: XJ+S, F+R+XJ+S, F+R
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 246.77677456, -24.6963038249
Reference Dimension: 4500.0, 4500.0

Reference Pixel: 2250.0, 2250.0
Scale: -0.000583954778859, 0.000583954778859
Rotation: 1.0400000000000005
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1604d

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1604d.tif
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Metadata Date: 2016-01-29T09:40:05+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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