Mounted image 178: A deep look at the strange galaxy Centaurus A
The peculiar galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is pictured in this image taken with by the Wide Field Imager attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. With a total exposure time of more than 50 hours this is probably the deepest view of this peculiar and spectacular object every created.
Credit:
ESO
About the Mounted Image
Buy in shop| Id: | mounted_178 |
| Release date: | 22 October 2012, 18:12 |
| Dimensions: | 60 cm (W) x 58.7 cm (H) |
| Related archive image: | eso1221a |