FORS1 first light - spiral galaxy NGC 1288

This image is a reproduction of a colour composite image of the beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1288 in the southern constellation Fornax. It covers the entire field that was imaged on the 2048 x 2048 pixel CCD camera. It is based on CCD frames in different colours that were taken under good seeing conditions during the night of First Light (15 September 1998). The distance to this galaxy is about 300 million light-years; it recedes with a velocity of 4500 km/sec and its diameter is about 200,000 light-years.

This image is based on a composite of three images taken behind three different filters: B (420 nm; 6 min), V (530 nm; 3 min) and I (800 nm; 3min) during a period of 0.7 arcsec seeing. The field shown measures 6.8 x 6.8 arcmin. North is left; East is down.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso9845a
Type:Observation
Date de publication:23 septembre 1998
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso9845
Taille:2892 x 2876 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 1232
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Distance:200 million années lumière
Constellation:Fornax
Catégorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
553,1 Kio

Zoomable


Fonds d'écran

1024x768
90,7 Kio
1280x1024
131,5 Kio
1600x1200
176,7 Kio
1920x1200
209,7 Kio
2048x1536
259,8 Kio

Coordinates

Position (RA):3 17 12.62
Position (Dec):-32° 34' 35.42"
Field of view:6.73 x 6.69 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 0.1° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Visible
B
420 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Visible
V
530 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1
Infrarouge
I
800 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS1