The NGC 1300 galaxy as seen with MUSE on ESO’s VLT
This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 1300, taken with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), combines green, red and infrared filters to reveal the distribution of stars.
NGC 1300 is a spiral galaxy, with a bar of stars and gas at its centre, located approximately 61 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Eridanus.
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: | ngc1300-muse |
Typ: | Pozorování |
Datum zveřejnění: | 16. července 2021 14:00 |
Velikost: | 886 x 877 px |
O objektu
Jméno: | NGC 1300 |
Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Kategorie: | Galaxies |
Souřadnice
Position (RA): | 3 19 41.10 |
Position (Dec): | -19° 24' 40.97" |
Field of view: | 2.95 x 2.92 arcminutes |
Orientace: | Sever je 0.0° levá od svislé osy |
Barvy & filtry
Pásmo | Vlnová délka | Dalekohled |
---|---|---|
Optický G | 475 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optický R | 625 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optický I | 775 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |