NGC 6520
This is a zoom-in image of the open star cluster NGC 6520 and nearby dust cloud Barnard 86. A wide-field image of this cluster from the CTIO 4-meter telescope is also available on this website. The bright young stars of this star cluster, which probably formed out of gas related to the nearby dust cloud, stand out in contrast to the background of older stars of the bulge of our Galaxy.
| Observatory: | Gemini Observatory (South) Cerro Pachon, Chile |
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| Telescope: | Gemini South |
| Instrument: | GMOS-S |
| Astronomer: | Gemini Observatory and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) |
| Date of Observation: | 07-18-2007 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | u (blue), g (cyan), r (yellow), i (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 3x1 minute in each filter |
| Location of Image: | Sagittarius |
| Field of View: | 9.7 x 5.4 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is left, East is up |
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