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.
Herkunftsnachweis:ESO/PHANGS
Über das Bild
ID: | ngc1300-muse |
Typ: | Beobachtung |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 16. Juli 2021 14:00 |
Größe: | 886 x 877 px |
Über das Objekt
Name: | NGC 1300 |
Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Kategorie: | Galaxies |
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Koordinaten
Position (RA): | 3 19 41.10 |
Position (Dec): | -19° 24' 40.97" |
Field of view: | 2.95 x 2.92 arcminutes |
Orientierung: | Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.0° links zur Vertikale |
Farben & Filter
Spektralbereich | Wellenlänge | Teleskop |
---|---|---|
Optisch G | 475 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optisch R | 625 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optisch I | 775 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |