Wide-field image of the NGC 2808 region (ground-based image)

The globular cluster NGC 2808 as seen in the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The image is a colour composite from DSS2 images, the field of view is 2.7x2.8 degrees.

Credit:

Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble), the ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator & Digitized Sky Survey 2

About the Image

Id:heic0708c
Type:Observation
Release date:2 May 2007, 15:00
Related release:heic0708
Size:9779 x 10179 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 2808
Type:• Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular
Distance:30000 light years

Colours & filters

BandTelescope
Optical
B
DSS
Optical
R
DSS

Images

Large JPEG
61.0 MB
Screensize JPEG
627.2 KB

Zoomable


Wallpapers

1024x768
438.4 KB
1280x1024
755.1 KB
1600x1200
1.1 MB

Also see our