Pan on NGC 4449
An explosive array of bright pinks and blues makes for a remarkable sight in this image captured with the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory. Resembling a cloud of cosmic confetti, this image is being released in celebration of Gemini North’s 25th anniversary. NGC 4449 is a prime example of starburst activity caused by the interacting and mingling of galaxies as it slowly absorbs its smaller galactic neighbors.
Credit:Images and Videos: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab)
Image Processing:J. Miller (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
Acknowledgements: PI: P. Frank Winkler (Middlebury College), Knox S. Long (STScI/Eureka Scientific Inc), and William P. Blair (Johns Hopkins University)
Music: Produced by Konstantino Polizois
About the Video
| Id: | noirlab2416b |
| Release date: | June 25, 2024, 10 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2416 |
| Duration: | 30 s |
| Frame rate: | 29.97 |
