M2

noirlab_noao-m2lee February 24th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Pat and Chris Lee/ Adam Block

This is one of the largest known globular clusters in the Milky Way galaxy. Under good seeing conditions and dark skies, binoculars can quite easily distinguish this object as a cluster. It is located about 33,000 lightyears away from us toward the constellation Aquarius. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m2lee/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M2

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 21h 33m 15.1s; DEC = 0° 51’ 43.6”
Orientation: North is 122.3° CW
Field of View: 12.3 x 8.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Aquarius

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-m2lee
Subject Category
Subject Name: M2
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Pat and Chris Lee/ Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-02-24T08:38:31
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m2lee/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 323.313024831, -0.862116664472
Reference Dimension: 1625.0, 1084.0

Reference Pixel: 330.551593781, 414.20022583
Scale: -0.000126040582654, 0.000125874199842
Rotation: -122.32243218792
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noao-m2lee

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m2lee.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-09-14T08:40:40-05:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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