Wide-field view of the Fornax Galaxy Cluster
The Fornax Galaxy Cluster is one of the closest such groupings beyond our own Local Group of galaxies. This visible light wide-field image of the cluster was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is approximately three degrees across.
Credit:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso0949m |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 December 2009, 11:30 |
| Related releases: | eso1612, eso0949 |
| Size: | 10582 x 10582 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Fornax Cluster |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Category: | Galaxies Galaxy Clusters |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 38 29.97 |
| Position (Dec): | -35° 27' 17.88" |
| Field of view: | 179.82 x 179.82 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |