The Hyades star cluster

Noirlab_noirlab2018e_1024

noirlab_noirlab2018e August 4th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Wide-field view of the Hyades star cluster created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2018e/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Hyades
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 4h 28m 32.3s
DEC = 15° 34’ 47.8”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
8.9 x 5.2 degrees
Constellation
Taurus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red DSS (None) Optical (I) 825.0 nm
Green DSS (None) Infrared (R) 649.0 nm
Blue DSS (None) Optical (B) 479.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
noirlab2018e
Subject Category
Subject Name
Hyades
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Digitized Sky Survey 2
Release Date
2020-08-04T13:18:29
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2018e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey, Digitized Sky Survey, Digitized Sky Survey
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Infrared, 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
67.1344403782, 15.57993541
Reference Dimension
10000.0, 5838.0
Reference Pixel
5000.0, 2919.0
Scale
-0.000893093293326, 0.000893093293326
Rotation
-0.23999999999999991
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
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
noirlab2018e
Metadata Date
2020-08-04T15:10:54+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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