Color composite image of the central region of NGC 253
Color composite image of the central region of NGC 253, from Flamingos 2 images using the filters J (blue), H (green) and Ks (red). This region of the edge-on viewed galaxy appears completely veiled in optical images due to the presence of large amounts of dust (so dense that it is still obscuring some regions at the near-infrared spectral range). The wavelength range covered by F-2 goes from 1 to 2.5 μm. The field of view is 420 x 144 arcseconds.
Credit:NOIRLab
About the Image
Id: | geminiann15010a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | Oct. 21, 2015, 2:10 p.m. |
Related announcements: | geminiann15010 |
Size: | 500 x 416 px |