The bright star cluster NGC 6520 and the strangely shaped dark cloud Barnard 86
This image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESOòÀÙs La Silla Observatory in Chile, shows the bright star cluster NGC 6520 and its neighbour, the strangely shaped dark cloud Barnard 86. This cosmic pair is set against millions of glowing stars from the brightest part of the Milky Way òÀÔ a region so dense with stars that barely any dark sky is seen across the picture.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso1307a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 13 February 2013, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1307 |
Size: | 8473 x 8233 px |
About the Object
Name: | Barnard 86, NGC 6520 |
Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Bok Globule |
Distance: | 6000 light years |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Category: | • Nebulae • Stars |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 18 2 58.13 |
Position (Dec): | -27° 52' 5.13" |
Field of view: | 33.57 x 32.62 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical Rc | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
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