Spiral galaxy Messier 100
Composite based on five images taken with FORS1 on Kueyen (VLT) by Dominique Naef, Eric Depagne and Chris Lidman (ESO). The images were taken through different filters: U, V, R, I, and a narrow-band filter centred on the H-alpha line. The exposure time is 60 seconds in the V, R and I filters, 3 minutes in the U-band and 5 minutes in the H-alpha filter. The field of view is 6.8 x 5.1 arcmin2. North is up and East is to the left. The final processing was done by Kristina Boneva, Haennes Heyer and Henri Boffin (ESO).
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0608a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 23 February 2006 |
| Related releases: | eso0608 |
| Size: | 7000 x 5681 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 100 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 55 million light years |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 22 55.04 |
| Position (Dec): | 15° 49' 42.72" |
| Field of view: | 6.83 x 5.54 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.6° right of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared I | 768 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical R | 600 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical V | 554 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Ultraviolet U | 360 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |