eso_eso1020b May 19th, 2010
Credit: ESO/M. Gieles. Acknowledgement: Mischa Schirmer
Some highlights from the infrared view of the classic spiral galaxy Messier 83 taken with the HAWK-I camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. As well as showing the structure of the galaxy without the obscuring effect of dust, huge numbers of stars within the galaxy are revealed.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1020b/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
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