HGC 92 Stephan's Quintet
The interacting members of the cluster are almost 300 million light years away. The galaxy NGC 7320 is in the foreground (about 8-times closer) and is distinguished in this image by multiple red blobs indicating hydrogen clouds where stars are forming. The seeing in this image is about 0.65 arcseconds.
| Observatory: | Gemini Observatory (North) Mauna Kea, Hawai'i |
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| Telescope: | Gemini North |
| Instrument: | GMOS-N |
| Astronomer: | Gemini Observatory and T. A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) |
| Date of Observation: | 08-12-2004 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | g (blue), r (green), i (yellow) and H-alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 3x2min in g,r,i 3x5min in H-alpha |
| Location of Image: | Pegasus |
| Field of View: | 4.9 x 4.1 arcsminutes |
| Orientation: | North is bottom, East is to the right |
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