This is the first picture of the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton Space Observatory taken in the northern hemisphere. XMM-Newton was launched on 10 December 1999 into a highly elliptical orbit of 37 degrees inclination, a perigee of 7'000 km and an apogee of 114'000 km. The exposure time was 30 seconds and the field of view is 20' x 20'. The ephemeris to locate the satellite was provided by Bruno Tilgner. It may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of the copyright owner.
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