Wide-field view of Betelgeuse (ground-based image)
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). It shows the area around the red supergiant star Betelgeuse.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
Id: | heic2014c |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 13 August 2020, 17:00 |
Related releases: | heic2014 |
Size: | 7106 x 5332 px |
About the Object
Name: | Betelgeuse |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Red Supergiant |
Distance: | 750 light years |
Constellation: | Orion |
Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
10.9 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
24.1 MB
Publication JPEG
3.7 MB
Screensize JPEG
340.8 KB
Wallpapers
1024x768
322.0 KB
1280x1024
532.9 KB
1600x1200
766.8 KB
1920x1200
894.9 KB
2048x1536
1.2 MB
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 5 55 10.47 |
Position (Dec): | 7° 24' 22.35" |
Field of view: | 119.56 x 89.71 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Optical B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Optical R | 649 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |