Messier 87 in the Virgo Cluster

This deep image of the Virgo Cluster obtained by Chris Mihos and his colleagues using the Burrell Schmidt telescope shows the diffuse light between the galaxies belonging to the cluster. North is up, east to the left. The dark spots indicate where bright foreground stars were removed from the image. Messier 87 is the largest galaxy in the picture (lower left).

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Chris Mihos (Case Western Reserve University)/ESO

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ID:eso0919a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:20 maj 2009
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0919
Storlek:1640 x 1265 px

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Namn:Messier 87
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Avstånd:60 miljon ljusår
Kategori:Galaxy Clusters

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Noter: Image obtained by Chris Mihos and his colleagues using the Burrell Schmidt telescope.