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.
Crédito:ESO/PHANGS
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | ngc1300-muse |
Tipo: | Observación |
Fecha de publicación: | 16 de Julio de 2021 a las 14:00 |
Tamaño: | 886 x 877 px |
Sobre el objeto
Nombre: | NGC 1300 |
Tipo: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Categoría: | Galaxies |
Fondo de pantalla
Coordenadas
Position (RA): | 3 19 41.10 |
Position (Dec): | -19° 24' 40.97" |
Field of view: | 2.95 x 2.92 arcminutes |
Orientación: | El norte está a 0.0° a la izquierda de la vertical |
Colores y filtros
Banda | Longitud de onda | Telescopio |
---|---|---|
Óptico G | 475 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Óptico R | 625 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Óptico I | 775 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |