Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 23 34 27.09 |
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| Position (Dec): | -36° 6' 3.96" |
| Field of view: | 2.01 x 1.98 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 91.7° left of vertical |
View in ESASky:
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Ultraviolet
UV | 275 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
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Optical
U | 336 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
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Optical
B | 438 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
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Optical
V | 555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
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Optical
I | 814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Hubble Sees the Big Picture of a Complex Galaxy
The winding spiral structure of the galaxy IC 5332 is portrayed in amazing detail by this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The clarity of Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) separates the arms of the galaxy from dark patches of dust in between, which block out the ultraviolet and visible light Hubble is sensitive to. Younger and older stars can be differentiated by their colours, showing how they are distributed throughout the galaxy. Meanwhile, Webb’s MIRI image provides a very different view, instead highlighting the patterns of gas spread throughout the galaxy.
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Credit:ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST and PHANGS-HST Teams
About the Image
| Id: | potm2209b | |
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| Type: | Observation | |
| Release date: | 27 September 2022, 06:00 | |
| Size: | 3038 x 2995 px | |
