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.
Credit:ESO/PHANGS
About the Image
| Id: | ngc1300-muse |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 July 2021, 14:00 |
| Size: | 886 x 877 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1300 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 19 41.10 |
| Position (Dec): | -19° 24' 40.97" |
| Field of view: | 2.95 x 2.92 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical G | 475 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical R | 625 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
| Optical I | 775 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |