Image of the Centaurus A galaxy taken during the Test-Bed Telescope first light tests
Full field-of-view image (in false colour) obtained during the Test-Bed Telescope’s first light tests at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The individual light sources are stars, with the galaxy Centaurus A visible in the centre of the image. While the telescope will be used to detect near-Earth objects rather than observing galaxies, images like these are important to test if the telescope is working as expected. Even during its commissioning phase, the 56-centimetre telescope is already showing its promising capabilities, in part thanks to the excellent sky quality at La Silla.
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A proposito dell'immagine
Identificazione: | eso2107j |
Tipo: | Osservazione |
Data di pubblicazione: | Martedì 27 Aprile 2021 12:00 |
Notizie relative: | eso2107 |
Dimensione: | 4096 x 4111 px |
A proposito delll'oggetto
Nome: | Centaurus A |
Tipo: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Categoria: | Galaxies
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Coordinate
Position (RA): | 13 24 50.74 |
Position (Dec): | -42° 18' 39.93" |
Field of view: | 147.68 x 148.23 arcminutes |
Orientazione: | Il Nord è a 119.1° a destra della verticale |
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