M7
Messier 7, or the Ptolmey Cluster, can easily be found in the constellation Scorpius with the naked eye under dark skies. It makes a great binocular and telescope object. Open clusters that we view are generally much closer than globular clusters. Rather than being tens of thousands of lightyears away, this cluster is only 980 lightyears distant and 25 lightyears across.
This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.
Credit:KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Allan Cook/Adam Block
About the Image
| Id: | noao-m7cook |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 24, 2014, 2 p.m. |
| Size: | 1961 x 1319 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M7 |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 52 3.48 |
| Position (Dec): | -34° 36' 43.88" |
| Field of view: | 130.85 x 88.20 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 179.1° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 438 nm |
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| Optical G | 475 nm |
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| Optical R | 625 nm |
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| Optical Broad Band | 555 nm |
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