NGC 1300 as seen with the VLT and ALMA at several wavelengths of light

This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 1300 was obtained by combining observations taken with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner. 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 image is a combination of observations conducted at different wavelengths of light to map stellar populations and gas. ALMA’s observations are represented in brownish-orange tones and highlight the clouds of cold molecular gas that provide the raw material from which stars form. The MUSE data show up mainly in gold and blue. The bright golden glows map warm clouds of mainly ionised hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur gas, marking the presence of newly born stars, while the bluish regions 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.

Źródło:

ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/PHANGS

O zdjęciu

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

Nazwa:NGC 1300
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred
Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Constellation:Eridanus
Kategoria:Galaxies

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Pozycja (RA):3 19 41.10
Pozycja (Dec):-19° 24' 40.97"
Pole widzenia:2.95 x 2.92 arcminutes
Orientacja:North is 0.0° lewo of vertical

Kolory i filtry

PasmoDługość faliTeleskop
Optyczny
G
475 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optyczny
OIII
499 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optyczny
H-alpha
656 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optyczny
R
630 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Milimetrowy
CO [2–1]
1.2 cmAtacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Band 6
Optyczny
I
775 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE
Optyczny
SII
673 nmVery Large Telescope
MUSE