Wide Field Imager view of a Milky Way look-alike, NGC 6744

This picture of the nearby galaxy NGC 6744 was taken with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla. The large spiral galaxy is similar to the Milky Way, making this image look like a picture postcard of our own galaxy sent from extragalactic space. The picture was created from exposures taken through four different filters that passed blue, yellow-green, red light, and the glow coming from hydrogen gas. These are shown in this picture as blue, green, orange and red, respectively.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso1118a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:1 juni 2011 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1118
Grootte:5312 x 4472 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 6744
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Afstand:30 miljoen lichtjaren
Constellation:Pavo
Categorie:Galaxies

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Coordinates

Position (RA):19 9 46.19
Position (Dec):-63° 51' 28.80"
Field of view:21.07 x 17.74 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 90.0° right of vertical