Zooming in on The Eyes

This sequence starts with a wide-field view of part of the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), along with the neighbouring constellation of Coma Berenices (The Hair of Queen Berenice) that shows up as a bright cluster of stars at the left. As we zoom in we can see several galaxies belonging to the Virgo cluster of galaxies and we then focus on the pair of interacting galaxies NGC 4438 and NGC 4435, nicknamed The Eyes, lying about 50 million light-years from us. The final detailed view shows a new image of The Eyes from the VLT’s FORS2 instrument at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile.

Källa:

ESO/A. Fujii and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Music: John Dyson (from the album Moonwind)

Om videon

ID:eso1131a
Publiceringsdatum:24 augusti 2011 12:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1131
Speltid:56 s
Frame rate:30 fps

Om objektet

Namn:Eyes Galaxies, NGC 4435, NGC 4438
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting
Kategori:Galaxies

HD


Stor

Stor QuickTime
13,3 MB

Medium


Liten

Mindre Flash
5,2 MB
Mindre QT
3,2 MB

For Broadcasters