Filamentary Structures in NGC 1097
The left image shows the same central region as imaged in ESO Press Photo eso0534a but this time as seen in the J-Ks colour. It clearly shows the nucleus, the central spiral arms extending up to 1,300 light-years from the centre, and the star-forming ring. The right image shows the same but after a masking process has been applied to suppress the central stellar light of the galaxy. The central spiral arms are now seen as dark channels, some extending up to the star-forming ring. North is up and East is to the left.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0534b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 17 October 2005 |
| Related releases: | eso0534 |
| Size: | 2026 x 1046 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1097 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • X - Galaxies |
| Distance: | 45 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared J |
Very Large Telescope NACO |
| Infrared H |
Very Large Telescope NACO |
| Infrared K |
Very Large Telescope NACO |
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