The L1688 region in visible light

Eso_eso2307g_1024

eso_eso2307g May 11th, 2023

Credit: ESO/S. Guisard

This image shows the environment around the L1688 star-forming region in visible light. This area, located in the Ophiuchus constellation, features prominent dark lanes and glowing nebulae. This image was taken from ESO’s Paranal Observatory with a 10-cm Takahashi FSQ106Ed f/3.6 telescope and a SBIG STL CCD camera, as part of the Gigagalaxy Zoom project.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2307g/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
L1688
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Appearance > Dark
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Eso_eso2307g_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 16h 28m 52.0s
DEC = -24° 12’ 47.6”
Orientation
North is 169.1° CCW
Field of View
2.7 x 1.6 degrees
Constellation
Ophiuchus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Other (None) Optical (R) -
Green Other (None) Optical (V) -
Blue Other (None) Optical (B) -
Eso_eso2307g_1280
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ID
eso2307g
Subject Category
B.4.2.3   B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
L1688
Credits
ESO/S. Guisard
Release Date
2023-05-11T14:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2307g/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Other, Other, Other
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
247.21654577, -24.2132207671
Reference Dimension
29366.0, 17741.0
Reference Pixel
14683.5, 8870.0
Scale
-9.26002764495e-05, 9.25925200387e-05
Rotation
169.07473703833
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
Name
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
eso2307g
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2307g.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2023-05-04T18:50:39+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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