Wide-field view of a region of the sky in Upper Scorpius

Eso_j16081299-2304314-dss_1024

eso_j16081299-2304314-dss October 6th, 2021

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

This image shows a wide field view of a region of the sky in the Upper Scorpius constellation. It was created from images in the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/j16081299-2304314-dss/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
j16081299-2304314 Scorpius Constellation
Subject - General
Sky Phenomenon > Night Sky > Constellation
Eso_j16081299-2304314-dss_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 16h 8m 16.6s
DEC = -23° 5’ 48.5”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CW
Field of View
2.2 x 1.4 degrees
Constellation
Scorpius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS (None) Optical (I) 825.0 nm
Orange DSS (None) Optical (R) 649.0 nm
Cyan DSS (None) Optical (B) 479.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Orange
Cyan
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ID
j16081299-2304314-dss
Subject Category
E.7.1.1  
Subject Name
j16081299-2304314, Scorpius Constellation
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2021-10-06T12:13:18
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/j16081299-2304314-dss/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey, Digitized Sky Survey, Digitized Sky Survey
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Orange, Cyan
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, R, B
Central Wavelength
825, 649, 479
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
242.069094228, -23.0968048008
Reference Dimension
7813.0, 5091.0
Reference Pixel
3906.5, 2545.5
Scale
-0.000283006359144, 0.000283006359144
Rotation
-0.28
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
j16081299-2304314-dss
Metadata Date
2021-09-29T13:27:15+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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