Intracluster nebulae in Virgo cluster of galaxies

Eso_eso0304d_1024

eso_eso0304d January 16th, 2003

Credit: ESO

H-alpha image of a 4 x 3 arcmin2 region in the Virgo intracluster region. The image shows a compact HII region (in blue circle to the left) and a confirmed intracluster planetary nebula (in yellow and red circle at the top). The two other objects (in red circles) are additional planetary nebulae candidates.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0304d/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Virgo Cluster
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Planetary
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Subaru (Suprime-Cam) Optical (H-alpha) -
Grayscale Subaru (Suprime-Cam) Optical (Oii) -
Eso_eso0304d_1280
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ID
eso0304d
Subject Category
C.4.1.3   C.5.5.3  
Subject Name
Virgo Cluster
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2003-01-16T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0304d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from: http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/655/1/144/
Facility
Subaru Telescope, Subaru Telescope
Instrument
Suprime-Cam, Suprime-Cam
Color Assignment
Grayscale, Grayscale
Band
Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H-alpha, Oii
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2301.0, 1698.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0304d
Metadata Date
2016-07-18T11:33:15+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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