The colossal cosmic eye NGC 1350
Colour-composite of the spiral galaxy NGC 1350 taken with FORS2 at the ESO Very Large Telescope. The image, totalling 16 minutes of observations, clearly reveals the delicate structures in this gigantic "eye" as well as many background galaxies.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0532a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 September 2005 |
| Related releases: | eso0532 |
| Size: | 2593 x 1584 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1350 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 65 million light years |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 31 6.05 |
| Position (Dec): | -33° 37' 57.14" |
| Field of view: | 8.14 x 4.97 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 254.9° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optical V | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optical R | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Infrared I | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |