Sky Field in Virgo Cluster of Galaxies
Larger region of the Virgo cluster, with the galaxies Messier 86 (at the upper edge of the field, to the left of the centre), as well as Messier 84 (upper right) and NGC 4388 (just below the centre). It is reproduced from a long-exposure Subaru Suprime-Cam image, obtained in the red light of ionized hydrogen (the H-alpha spectral line at wavelength 656.2 nm). In order to show the faintest possible hydrogen emitting objects embedded in the outskirts of bright galaxies, their smooth envelopes have been "subtracted" during the image processing. The field measures 34 x 27 square arcminutes.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0304b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 January 2003 |
| Related releases: | eso0304 |
| Size: | 3077 x 2444 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Virgo Cluster |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster • X - Galaxy Clusters |
| Distance: | 55 million light years |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 26 32.15 |
| Position (Dec): | 12° 43' 23.49" |
| Field of view: | 35.84 x 28.47 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical H-alpha |
656 nm | Subaru Telescope |
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