eso_eso1827a August 8th, 2018
Credit: ESO/Spavone et al.
This deep image of the area of sky around the elliptical galaxy NGC 5018 offers a spectacular view of its tenuous streams of stars and gas. These delicate features are hallmarks of galactic interactions, and provide vital clues to the structure and dynamics of early-type galaxies.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1827a/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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