NGC 4254 as seen with MUSE on ESO’s VLT at several wavelengths of light

This image, taken with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the nearby galaxy NGC 4254. NGC 4254 is a grand-design spiral galaxy located approximately 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. The image is a combination of observations conducted at different wavelengths of light to map stellar populations and warm gas. The golden glows mainly correspond to clouds of ionised hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur gas, marking the presence of newly born stars, while the bluish regions in the background reveal the distribution of slightly older stars.

The image was 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.

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ESO/PHANGS

O zdjęciu

Identyfikator:eso2110c
Typ:Obserwacje
Data publikacji:16 lipca 2021 14:00
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O obiekcie

Nazwa:NGC 4254
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Kategoria:Galaxies

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Współrzędne

Pozycja (RA):12 18 50.64
Pozycja (Dec):14° 25' 23.12"
Pole widzenia:3.90 x 2.67 arcminutes
Orientacja:North is 90.0° lewo of vertical

Kolory i filtry

PasmoDługość faliTeleskop
Optyczny
OIII
499 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optyczny
G
475 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optyczny
R
625 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optyczny
SII
673 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optyczny
H-alpha
656 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
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I
775 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE