Wide-field view of the sky around the star cluster NGC 3572
This wide-field image shows the patch of sky around the star cluster NGC 3572 and its associated gas clouds. This view was created from photographs forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The spikes and blue circles around the stars in this picture are artifacts of the telescope and the photographic process.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1347c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 November 2013, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1347 |
| Size: | 7129 x 7143 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 3572 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 10 23.09 |
| Position (Dec): | -60° 14' 53.10" |
| Field of view: | 119.68 x 119.92 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 3.4° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical V | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |