Warm gas clouds in NGC 1087 mapped with MUSE on ESO’s VLT

This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 1087 was taken with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and it shows the distribution of warm gas clouds of ionised hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur gas, marking the presence of newly born stars. 

NGC 1087 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 80 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Cetus. 

The images were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project, which is making high-resolution observations of nearby galaxies with telescopes operating across the electromagnetic spectrum.

Kredit:

ESO/PHANGS

O snímku

Id:ngc1087_maps-cc
Typ:Pozorování
Datum zveřejnění:16. července 2021 14:00
Velikost:882 x 595 px

O objektu

Jméno:NGC 1087
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Constellation:Cetus
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Souřadnice

Position (RA):2 46 25.17
Position (Dec):0° 29' 56.20"
Field of view:2.94 x 1.98 arcminutes
Orientace:Sever je 90.0° levá od svislé osy

Barvy & filtry

PásmoVlnová délkaDalekohled
Optický
OIII
499 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optický
H-alpha
656 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optický
SII
673 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE