VIMOS integrated field-spectrum of antennae galaxies
The image was obtained with the Integral Field Spectroscopy mode of VIMOS. In one single exposure, more than 3000 spectra were taken of the central area of the Antennae Galaxies (ESO Press Photo eso0209b). The exposure lasted 300 seconds and was made with the low resolution red grating.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0209m |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 March 2002 |
| Related releases: | eso0209 |
| Size: | 939 x 670 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Antennae Galaxies, Spectrum |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
| Distance: | 75 million light years |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical | Very Large Telescope VIMOS |