A gallery of spiral galaxies pictured in infrared light by HAWK-I (unannotated version)

Six spectacular spiral galaxies are seen in a clear new light in pictures from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. The pictures were taken in infrared light, using the impressive power of the HAWK-I camera to help astronomers understand how the remarkable spiral patterns in galaxies form and evolve. From left to right the galaxies are NGC 5247, Messier 100 (NGC 4321), NGC 1300, NGC 4030, NGC 2997 and NGC 1232.

Credit:

ESO/P. Grosbøl

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1042h
Type:Collage
Publicatiedatum:27 oktober 2010 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1042
Grootte:11386 x 7608 px

Over het object

Naam:Messier 100, NGC 1232, NGC 1300, NGC 2997, NGC 4030, NGC 5247
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Categorie:Galaxies

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