Panning across the field of NGC 4666

This video gives us a closer look at the interesting field around the galaxy NGC 4666, imaged with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. We start looking deeply into the Universe at the faint flecks of very distant galaxies, some of which are in a cluster emitting X-rays. We then sweep across the disturbed star-forming galaxy NGC 4668 and finally close in on the starburst spiral galaxy NGC 4666 at the centre of the picture.

Credit:

ESO/J. Dietrich

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Id:eso1036b
Release date:1 September 2010, 12:00
Related releases:eso1036
Duration:28 s
Frame rate:30 fps

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Category:Galaxies

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