Cosmic Fireworks
The spiral galaxy NGC 925 reveals cosmic pyrotechnics in its spiral arms where bursts of star formation are taking place in the red, glowing clouds scattered throughout it.
Credit:KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Acknowledgements:
PI: M T. Patterson (New Mexico State University)
Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin
About the Image
Id: | noirlab2016a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | July 2, 2020, 1 p.m. |
Related releases: | noirlab2016 |
Size: | 3301 x 2173 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 2 27 17.10 |
Position (Dec): | 33° 34' 51.38" |
Field of view: | 14.39 x 9.47 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 225.4° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
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Optical U | 355 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical B | 438 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical R | 651 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical H-alpha | 657 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |