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NGC 4647 from Hubble (not a release image)

Started by Exosearch, 07/11/2009 05:27AM
Posted 07/11/2009 05:27AM | Edited 07/11/2009 05:33AM Opening Post
Here's one of NGC 4647 (that's the spiral galaxy in apparent proximity to the elliptical galaxy M60)
MAKE SURE TO EXPAND TO FULL SIZE

http://setisociety.org/3frameNGC4647cropHubble.jpg

I don't see a Hubble 'release image' of this object when doing a google search for it, nor do I see it on hubblesite.org, so for the fun of it I decided to stack together a couple of FITS format image frames that were taken by Hubble/STSCI Astronomers back in 2002.

Regards, Jason H.
Posted 07/11/2009 02:51PM #1
That sounds like a fun project. Could help one realize how much goes into the images even with the best equipment.

Charlie

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