The southern Milky Way (ground-based image)
Wide-field image of the southern Milky Way. On the right is the constellation of Orion, on the left, Carina, the Keel, where NGC 2808 is located.
Credit:A. Fujii
About the Image
Id: | heic0708d |
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Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 2 May 2007, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic0708 |
Size: | 5568 x 4370 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 2808 |
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Type: | Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Milky Way Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
Distance: | 30000 light years |
Category: | Star Clusters |