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.

Crediti:

ESO/PHANGS

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:ngc1087_maps-cc
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di pubblicazione:Venerdì 16 Luglio 2021 14:00
Dimensione:882 x 595 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:NGC 1087
Tipo:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Constellation:Cetus
Categoria:Galaxies

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Coordinate

Position (RA):2 46 25.17
Position (Dec):0° 29' 56.20"
Field of view:2.94 x 1.98 arcminutes
Orientazione:Il Nord è a 90.0° a sinistra della verticale

Colori e filtri

BandaLunghezza d'ondaTelescopio
Ottico
OIII
499 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Ottico
H-alpha
656 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Ottico
SII
673 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE