Wide-field view of the Summer Triangle (ground-based image)
A wide field image of the region of sky in which HD 189733b is located. In this image we can see the asterism of the "Summer Triangle" a giant triangle in the sky composed of the three bright stars Vega (top left), Altair (lower middle) and Deneb (far left). HD 189733b is orbiting a star very close to the centre of the triangle.
Credit:A. Fujii
About the Image
Id: | heic0720c |
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Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 11 December 2007, 10:00 |
Related releases: | heic1312, heic0720 |
Size: | 4863 x 3353 px |
About the Object
Name: | The Great Triangle |
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Type: | Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Asterism |
Category: | Stars |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
4.4 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
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Screensize JPEG
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