Todays pic is another of those that is an interesting expression of the chaos that surrounds in space. A picture that is by no means what we would normally imagine when we hear the word galaxy.
As usual with images from The Hubble Space Telescope, a full text article, and a good collection of higher resolution images can be found here. The highest resolution images (10MB Jpeg/25MB Tiff) are spectacular.
The Lure of the Rings
Resembling a diamond-encrusted bracelet, a ring of brilliant blue star clusters wraps around the yellowish nucleus of what was once a normal spiral galaxy in this new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST). This image is being released to commemorate the 14th anniversary of Hubble's launch on April 24, 1990 and its deployment from the space shuttle Discovery on April 25, 1990. The galaxy, cataloged as AM 0644-741, is a member of the class of so-called "ring galaxies." It lies 300 million light-years away in the direction of the southern constellation Volans.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
Acknowledgment: J. Higdon (Cornell U.) and I. Jordan (STScI)
Previous Pic Of The Day posts
12th August 2004 Courtesy of Sir Ulli
20th July 2004
17th July 2004
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As usual with images from The Hubble Space Telescope, a full text article, and a good collection of higher resolution images can be found here. The highest resolution images (10MB Jpeg/25MB Tiff) are spectacular.
The Lure of the Rings
Resembling a diamond-encrusted bracelet, a ring of brilliant blue star clusters wraps around the yellowish nucleus of what was once a normal spiral galaxy in this new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST). This image is being released to commemorate the 14th anniversary of Hubble's launch on April 24, 1990 and its deployment from the space shuttle Discovery on April 25, 1990. The galaxy, cataloged as AM 0644-741, is a member of the class of so-called "ring galaxies." It lies 300 million light-years away in the direction of the southern constellation Volans.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
Acknowledgment: J. Higdon (Cornell U.) and I. Jordan (STScI)
Previous Pic Of The Day posts
12th August 2004 Courtesy of Sir Ulli
20th July 2004
17th July 2004
[edit]Poor use of punctuation.[/edit]
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