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. 

Credit:

ESA

About the Image

Id:eso2107j
Type:Observation
Release date:27 April 2021, 12:00
Related releases:eso2107
Size:4096 x 4111 px

About the Object

Name:Centaurus A
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN
Constellation:Centaurus
Category:Galaxies

Image Formats

Large JPEG
2.2 MB
Screensize JPEG
252.4 KB

Coordinates

Position (RA):13 24 50.74
Position (Dec):-42° 18' 39.93"
Field of view:147.68 x 148.23 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 119.1° right of vertical

Colours & filters

BandTelescope
OpticalTest-Bed Telescope 2