The Hooked Galaxy

Image

28 June 2006
For Immediate Release

ESO's VLT Image of Supernova in Interacting Galaxy

ESO PR Photo 22/06 The Hooked Galaxy and its Companion (FORS/VLT) [Preview - JPEG: 632 x 400 pix - 49k] [Normal - JPEG: 1263 x 800 pix - 247k] [FullRes - JPEG: 2126 x 1347 pix - 2.3M] [FullRes - TIFF: 2126 x 1347 pix - 9M]

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ESO PR Photo 22/06 is a composite image based on data acquired with the FORS1 multi-mode instrument in April and May 2006 for the European Supernova Collaboration. The observations were made in four different filters (B, V, R, and I) that were combined to make a colour image. The field of view covers 5.6 x 8.3 arcmin. North is up and East is to the left. The observations were done by Ferdinando Patat and the Paranal Science team (ESO), and the final processing was done by Olivia Blanchemain, Henri Boffin and Haennes Heyer (ESO).

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ESO PR Photo 22b/06 The Hooked Galaxy and its Companion - annotated image

Annotated version of ESO PR Photo 22/06. The two interacting galaxies and the location of SN 2005cf are indicated. When the supernova exploded, more than a year ago, it was almost as bright as its host galaxy. One year later, it is much dimmer and can only be studied with the largest telescopes, such as ESO's Very Large Telescope.

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