World’s most powerful digital camera opens eye, records first images in hunt for dark energy

Zoomed-in image from the Dark Energy Camera of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365, in the Fornax cluster of galaxies, which lies about 60 million light years from Earth.

Créditos:

Dark Energy Survey Collaboration

About the Image

Id:noao1204b
Tipo:Observation
Release date:17 de Septiembre de 2012
Related releases:noao1204
Size:2013 x 1363 px

Sobre el Objeto

Nombre:NGC 1365
Constellation:Fornax
Categoría:Galaxies

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Coordenadas

ObjectValue
Posición (AR):3 33 36.56
Posición (Dec):-36° 8' 27.34"
Campo visual:8.79 x 5.95 arcminutes
Orientación:North is 90.2° right of vertical


Colores y Filtros

BandaLongitud de OndaTelescopio
Optical
G
474 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Optical
R
644 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam
Infrared
I
785 nmVíctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
DECam