Optical mosaics from the Siena Galaxy Atlas
Optical mosaics of 42 galaxies from the SGA-2020 sorted by increasing angular diameter from the top-left to the bottom-right. Galaxies are chosen randomly from a uniform (flat) probability distribution in angular diameter. The horizontal white bar in the lower-left corner of each panel represents 1 arcminute and the mosaic cutouts range from 3.2 to 13.4 arcminutes. This figure illustrates the tremendous range of types, sizes, colors and surface brightness profiles, internal structure, and environments of the galaxies in the SGA.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/J. Moustakas
About the Image
Id: | noirlab2328b |
Type: | Collage |
Release date: | Oct. 18, 2023, noon |
Related releases: | noirlab2328 |
Size: | 3640 x 3120 px |
About the Object
Category: | Galaxies Illustrations |