The R Coronae Australis region imaged with the Wide Field Imager at La Silla*
The nearby star-forming region around the star R Coronae Australis imaged by the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. This picture, which covers a field of 33.7 x 31.9 arcminutes (about the diameter of the full Moon), is a combination of twelve CCD frames, 67 megapixels each, taken through B, V and R filters, with four exposures of five minutes each.
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About the Image
| Id: | eso1027a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 June 2010, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1027 |
| Related science announcements: | sciann13047 |
| Size: | 8795 x 8573 px |
About the Object
| Name: | R Coronae Australis |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Reflection |
| Distance: | 400 light years |
| Constellation: | Corona Australis |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 1 53.72 |
| Position (Dec): | -36° 57' 9.47" |
| Field of view: | 34.87 x 33.99 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 456 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | 539 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | 651 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |