Hubble Space Telescope: Nasa’s New Image of ‘Spiral Galaxy’
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A long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image shows a majestic face-on spiral galaxy located deep within the “Coma Cluster” of about 1,000 galaxies and islands of stars similar to the Milky Way.
Nasa said the stunning long-exposure picture, titled “Island Universe”, shows the “majestic face-on spiral galaxy” in the northern constellation Coma Berenices amid a sea of stars.
The galaxy, titled as NGC 4911, contains rich lanes of dust and gas near its center. These are silhouetted against glowing newborn star clusters and iridescent pink clouds of hydrogen, the existence of which indicates ongoing star formation.
Hubble has also captured the outer spiral arms of NGC 4911, along with thousands of other galaxies of varying sizes. The high resolution of Hubble’s cameras, paired with considerably long exposures, made it possible to observe these faint details.
http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/08/10/hubble-space-telescope-nasas-new-image-o...
Nasa said the stunning long-exposure picture, titled “Island Universe”, shows the “majestic face-on spiral galaxy” in the northern constellation Coma Berenices amid a sea of stars.
The galaxy, titled as NGC 4911, contains rich lanes of dust and gas near its center. These are silhouetted against glowing newborn star clusters and iridescent pink clouds of hydrogen, the existence of which indicates ongoing star formation.
Hubble has also captured the outer spiral arms of NGC 4911, along with thousands of other galaxies of varying sizes. The high resolution of Hubble’s cameras, paired with considerably long exposures, made it possible to observe these faint details.
http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/08/10/hubble-space-telescope-nasas-new-image-o...
