Detail of the Sombrero galaxy

Eso_eso0007b_1024

eso_eso0007b February 23rd, 2000

Credit: ESO/P. Barthel

This is the eastern area of the Sombrero Galaxy, with the pronounced dust bands and many background galaxies. North is up and East is left. Technical information : This composite image is based on three exposures from the FORS1 instrument at VLT ANTU. They were obtained at about 6:20 hrs UT on January 30, 2000, through V-band (central wavelength 554 nm; 112 nm Full Width Half Maximum (FWHM); exposure time 120 sec; here rendered as blue), R-band (657 nm; 150 nm FWHM; 120 sec; green) and I-band (768 nm; 138 nm FWHM, 240 sec; red). The seeing was 0.6 - 0.7 arcsec. Image processing by Mark Neeser (Kapteyn Institute, Groningen) and Richard Hook (ST/ECF, Garching, Germany).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0007b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M 104 • Messier 104 • Sombrero Galaxy
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Activity > AGN
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 39m 59.4s
DEC = -11° 37’ 23.7”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
3.4 x 3.6 arcminutes
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (FORS1) Infrared (I) 768.0 nm
Green VLT (FORS1) Optical (R) 657.0 nm
Blue VLT (FORS1) Optical (V) 554.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso0007b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1   C.5.3.2  
Subject Name
M 104, Messier 104, Sombrero Galaxy
Credits
ESO/P. Barthel
Release Date
2000-02-23T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0007b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, R, V
Central Wavelength
768, 657, 554
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
189.997503, -11.623255
Reference Dimension
1010.0, 1070.0
Reference Pixel
1028.32832241, 549.610446701
Scale
-5.577093e-05, 5.577093e-05
Rotation
-0.05571843871
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0007b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0007b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2016-07-15T13:30:08+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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