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.

Bildnachweis:

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

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Optisch
G
475 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optisch
R
625 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optisch
I
775 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE