Messier 87 in the Virgo Cluster

Eso_eso0919a_1024

eso_eso0919a May 20th, 2009

Credit: Chris Mihos (Case Western Reserve University)/ESO

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).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0919a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Messier 87
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

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Image obtained by Chris Mihos and his colleagues using the Burrell Schmidt telescope.
Eso_eso0919a_1280
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ID
eso0919a
Subject Category
C.5.5.3  
Subject Name
Messier 87
Credits
Chris Mihos (Case Western Reserve University)/ESO
Release Date
2009-05-20T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0919a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Approximate distance in light years to Messier 87.
Facility
Other
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
I
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1640.0, 1265.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
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
eso0919a
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0919a.tif
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Metadata Date
2024-02-22T14:23:12.694379
Metadata Version
1.1
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