PKS 2152-69

Eso_eso8702a_1024

eso_eso8702a February 5th, 1987

Credit: ESO

These CCD images of the southern radio galaxy PKS 2152-69 show the gas cloud in which quasar-like activity has been discovered. The frame to the left was obtained in integrated light (continuum) and demonstrates the smooth distribution of stars in this seemingly normal elliptical galaxy. However, a highly energetic gas cloud is clearly seen to the upper left in the right frame, which was obtained by subtracting the continuum image from an image made in the red light of hydrogen and nitrogen. The two frames have the same scale. The frames were exposed with a CCD camera at the 2.2 m telescope at the ESO La Silla observatory.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso8702a/

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 Type
Observation
Object Name
PKS 2152-69
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy

Color Mapping

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Grayscale MPG-2.2m (None) Optical -
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ID
eso8702a
Subject Category
C.5  
Subject Name
PKS 2152-69
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1987-02-05T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso8702a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Zeutschel Omniscan 11
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
eso8702a
Metadata Date
2009-12-10T18:56:59+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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