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The Sh2-54 nebula in visible light with the VST

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eso_eso2301b January 4th, 2023

Credit: ESO

A visible-light image of the Sh2-54 nebula, captured by the VLT Survey Telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. At these wavelengths the structure of the nebula is clear and the clouds of dust and gas block the light of stars within and behind it.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2301b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Sh2-54
Subject - Milky Way: Nebula > Appearance > Dark

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 18h 17m 53.5s; DEC = -11° 44’ 12.5”
Orientation: North is 28.1° CW
Field of View: 14.7 x 13.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Serpens

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VST (OmegaCAM)	Optical (H-alpha)	659.0 nm
	VST (OmegaCAM)	Optical (r)	625.0 nm
	VST (OmegaCAM)	Optical (g)	480.0 nm

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ID: eso2301b
Subject Category: B.4.2.3
Subject Name: Sh2-54
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2023-01-04T14:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2301b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope, VLT Survey Telescope
Instrument: OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM, OmegaCAM
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, r, g
Central Wavelength: 659, 625, 480

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Dataset ID: None, None, None
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 274.473114006, -11.73679381
Reference Dimension: 2581.0, 2281.0

Reference Pixel: 1290.5, 1140.5
Scale: -9.48379903133e-05, 9.48379903133e-05
Rotation: -28.139999999999979
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

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

Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province: None

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

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso2301b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2301b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2022-12-28T15:41:59+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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