NGC 1003
A stunning long-exposure observation lasting 70 minutes from the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, reveals the spiral galaxy NGC 1003 in glorious detail. NGC 1003 resides in front of a galaxy cluster — a vast collection of galaxies bound together by gravity. The long exposure time of this deep observation allowed these usually overlooked red background cluster galaxies to be captured.
Credit:KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Acknowledgments:
PI: M T. Patterson (New Mexico State University)
Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2101a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Jan. 5, 2021, 8 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2101 |
| Size: | 2874 x 1916 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 2 39 17.02 |
| Position (Dec): | 40° 52' 12.75" |
| Field of view: | 12.54 x 8.36 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical U | 355 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical B | 438 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical R | 651 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
| Optical H-alpha | 657 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |