Gemini GMOS image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7552
Gemini GMOS image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7552. Benjamin Reynolds, a 10th grade student at Sutherland Shire Christian School, suggested this target for Australia’s 2011 Gemini School Astronomy Contest and won. The picture consists of separate images taken with different filters: H-alpha (red), g (blue), r (green), and i (yellow).
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Reynolds (Sutherland Shire Christian School)/T. Rector (University of Alaska, Anchorage)/Australian Gemini Office.
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann11015a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Nov. 15, 2011, 2:27 p.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann11015 |
| Size: | 4958 x 3392 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 23 16 11.95 |
| Position (Dec): | -42° 35' 14.98" |
| Field of view: | 2.90 x 1.98 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 139.0° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared g | 475 nm | Gemini South GMOS-S |
| Optical r | 630 nm | Gemini South GMOS-S |
| Optical i | 780 nm | Gemini South GMOS-S |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm | Gemini South GMOS-S |