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The location of Centaurus A is Right Ascension 13h25m30s, Declination -43°01. Magnitude 7.58.

That's too far south for the northern half of the USA. If you're in southern Florida or south Texas, or Hawaii, look for it low in the southern sky on spring and early summer nights. In Miami, for instance, it would be about 20 degrees above the southern horizon at its midnight culmination on May 3rd. July 5th you'd have to look for it as soon as it gets dark. It will be in the south-southwest sky then and sets by midnight.


This CCD image of Cen A was taken when it was only 6 degrees above the horizon. 8" 'scope, f3.3, 16 minutes. Credit this site: http://web.qx.net/lhaddix/index.html


Chandra X-ray image of the jet:


Infrared ISO image with radio lobes superimposed:


This visible-light image from Cerro Tololo Observatory has been processed to bring out detail.


Composite image in X-rays, radio continuum, radio 21-centimeter band, and visible light. Spectacular!



1 posted on 07/04/2003 10:36:16 PM PDT by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 07/04/2003 10:37:40 PM PDT by petuniasevan (The Fourth is over. Still got all MY fingers...so far.)
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BUMPING...
3 posted on 07/04/2003 11:30:47 PM PDT by tubebender (FReepin Awesome...)
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The last image is stunning, and the CCD image using only an 8" scope is pretty amazing and a tribute to to what amateur astronomers are actually capable of ...
5 posted on 07/05/2003 10:08:46 AM PDT by Joe Hadenuf (RECALL DAVIS, position his smoking chair over a trapdoor, a memo for the next governor.)
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To: petuniasevan
awesome pictures!
6 posted on 07/05/2003 2:43:39 PM PDT by wafflehouse (the hell you say!)
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