The sky around the Skull Nebula
This image shows the sky around the location of NGC 246, the Skull Nebula, which is visible in blue at the very centre of the frame. This picture was created from images in the Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso2019c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 30 October 2020, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2019 |
| Size: | 7453 x 6552 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 47 3.02 |
| Position (Dec): | -11° 52' 27.35" |
| Field of view: | 125.12 x 109.99 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 180.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 491 nm | Digitized Sky Survey |
| Optical R | 658 nm | Digitized Sky Survey |
| Optical I | 825 nm | Digitized Sky Survey |