This image of spiral galaxy NGC 1300 combines multiple observations to map stellar populations and gas. Radio light observed by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), represented in yellow, highlights the clouds of cold molecular gas that provide the raw material from which stars form. Data from the Very Large Telescope’s Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument is represented in red and magenta, capturing the impact of young, massive stars on their surrounding gas. Visible light captured by the Hubble Space Telescope highlights dust lanes in gold and very young, hot stars in blue. High-resolution infrared images from the Webb Space Telescope will help researchers identify where stars are forming behind dust and study the earliest stages of star formation in this galaxy.
Credits
Science
NASA, ESA, ESO-Chile, ALMA, NAOJ, NRAO
Image Processing
Alyssa Pagan
| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | NGC 1300 |
| Object Description | Barred spiral galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 03:19:40.79 |
| Dec. Position | -19:24:39.99 |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | About 69 million light-years. |
| Dimensions | This image is 2.9 arcminutes across (about 59,000 light-years). |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The Hubble portion of this image was created from HST data from proposal: (K. Noll) |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC VLT>MUSE ALMA |
| Exposure Dates | September 2004 |
| Filters | HST/WFC3> F435W, F555W; F658N; F814W VLT/MUSE> F475W, F625W; F656N; F775W ALMA> 1.2 cm |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the Hubble Space Telescope, the Very Large Array and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. Several filters were used to sample narrow and wide wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: HST/WFC3> Blue: F435W Green: F555W Red: F658N+F814W VLT/MUSE> Blue: F475W Green: F625W Red: F656N+F775W ALMA> Yellow |
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| Object Name | A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object. |
| Object Description | The type of astronomical object. |
| R.A. Position | Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Dec. Position | Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Constellation | One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears. |
| Distance | The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs. |
| Dimensions | The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky. |
| About The Data | |
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| Instrument | The science instrument used to produce the data. |
| Exposure Dates | The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time. |
| Filters | The camera filters that were used in the science observations. |
| About The Image | |
| Image Credit | The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content. |
| Publication Date | The date and time the release content became public. |
| Color Info | A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented. |
| Orientation | The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere. |
