Messier 87 in the Virgo Cluster

This deep image of the Virgo Cluster obtained by Chris Mihos and his colleagues using the Burrell Schmidt telescope shows the diffuse light between the galaxies belonging to the cluster. North is up, east to the left. The dark spots indicate where bright foreground stars were removed from the image. Messier 87 is the largest galaxy in the picture (lower left).

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Chris Mihos (Case Western Reserve University)/ESO

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Id:eso0919a
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:20. maj 2009
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0919
Størrelse:1640 x 1265 px

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Navn:Messier 87
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Afstand:60 million lysår
Kategori:Galaxy Clusters

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Noter: Image obtained by Chris Mihos and his colleagues using the Burrell Schmidt telescope.