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Astronomers create a dazzling, elaborate map of nearby galaxy in thousands of colors
CHILE, JUN 18 – Astronomers used the Very Large Telescope to capture 1,000-color images revealing 500 planetary nebulae and intense starburst activity in the Sculptor Galaxy, 11 million light-years away.
- Using the Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers captured an extraordinary, colorful view of the Sculptor Galaxy , revealing intricate features across the entire galaxy.
- To examine the galaxy's structure in detail, the team combined more than 100 individual images gathered during 50 hours of observations with the MUSE instrument.
- The image reveals approximately 500 planetary nebulae scattered across the galaxy, allowing insight into star formation and confirming its distance of 11 million light-years.
- Team leader Enrico Congiu noted that the Sculptor Galaxy is ideally positioned: near enough to allow detailed study of its internal features, yet large enough to observe the entire system as a whole.
- This research, published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics, provides new data to understand galaxy complexity and star formation processes in unprecedented detail.
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The Sculptor galaxy, also known as NGC 253, is similar in size, mass, and shape to our own spiral Milky Way. ESO researcher Enrico Congiu said the galaxy is in the "sweet spot," meaning it is close enough that we can resolve its internal structure to study it in great...Read Entire Article
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The Vlt telescope of the Exo took 50 hours to make it (ANSA)
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