Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Dorado (Dor)
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ESA Euclid test image, Wanni
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ESA Euclid test image

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ESA Euclid test image, Wanni
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ESA Euclid test image

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Description

This is the first Test image of the ESA/NASA  Euclid mission Satellite located
at the "Second Lagrange Point "LP2

The Satellite was launched July 1st. 2023 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. 

Image taken by the NISP (Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer)

Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CC BY- SA 3.0 IGO

P.S.
I was curious about the part of the sky the image was taken from and other astrometry details
and  the identity of the larger galaxy: but no name yet in the main astronomy catalogues.

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ESA Euclid test image, Wanni