Wide Field Imager view of a Milky Way look-alike, NGC 6744

This picture of the nearby galaxy NGC 6744 was taken with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla. The large spiral galaxy is similar to the Milky Way, making this image look like a picture postcard of our own galaxy sent from extragalactic space. The picture was created from exposures taken through four different filters that passed blue, yellow-green, red light, and the glow coming from hydrogen gas. These are shown in this picture as blue, green, orange and red, respectively.

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ESO

Über das Bild

ID:eso1118a
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:1. Juni 2011 12:00
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso1118
Größe:5312 x 4472 px

Über das Objekt

Name:NGC 6744
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Entfernung:30 Million Lichtjahre
Constellation:Pavo
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):19 9 46.19
Position (Dec):-63° 51' 28.80"
Field of view:21.07 x 17.74 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 90.0° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
V
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
665/12
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
H-alpha
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI