NGC 1365-R

This view of the inner area of NGC 1365 was obtained through a red (R) optical filter with the VLT Test Camera (TC), mounted at one of the Nasmyth foci of VLT UT1. Dark dust clouds that obscure the light from objects behind them are seen along the bar and spiral arms. The gravitational action of the bar structure drives the large dust lanes into the nuclear region where intense star forming activity takes place. The exposure time was 900 seconds and the image quality is 0.5 arcsec (FWHM). North is up and East is left.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso9920h
Type:Observation
Date de publication:27 février 1999
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso9920, eso9911
Taille:2860 x 2824 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:NGC 1365
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred
Distance:60 million années lumière
Constellation:Fornax
Catégorie:Galaxies

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
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1600x1200
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Coordinates

Position (RA):3 33 38.19
Position (Dec):-36° 8' 36.56"
Field of view:1.25 x 1.23 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 36.8° left of vertical

Couleurs & filtres

DomaineLongueur d'ondeTélescope
Visible
R
640 nmVery Large Telescope
Test Camera

Exposure time: 900s