Spiral galaxy NGC 1232,combined optical image. NGC 1232 is located 20-degrees south of the celestial equator,in the constellation Eridanus (The River),about 100 million light-years away. The central areas contain older stars of reddish colour,while the spiral arms are populated by young blue stars and many star-forming regions. A distorted companion galaxy can be seen on the left side. Image compiled from data from the Subaru Telescope and ESO/Danish telescope at La Silla,Chile | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Gendler, Robert |
Taille de l’image : | 2930 px × 3000 px |
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