Centaurus A galaxy (NGC 5128),combined X-ray and ultraviolet image. Most of the stars of the galaxy are not seen,though the far ultraviolet (FUV) of the central dust lane (light blue) is seen. Around this is a larger region of X-ray emission (red). Some stars are emitting near-UV (green),which is less energetic than FUV. The X-ray region shows jets (upper left and lower right) emerging from the galactic centre. The FUV emission shows the edges of the dust lane,where bright,new stars have formed. Centaurus A is about 10 million light years away in the constellation Centaurus. This image was obtained by the GALEX (ultraviolet) and Chandra (X-ray) satellites in 2003 | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / CALTECH / JPL / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 3000 px × 2813 px |
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