Tag: Monicks
Munster galaxy | The starburst galaxy NGC 1313
The starburst galaxy NGC 1313, as imaged by the Gemini South 8-meter telescope in Chile using narrow-band filters in the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph. The image is comprised of three color layers: red (ionized hydrogen at 656.3 nanometers), green…
Astronomy Picture of the Day | Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field
Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field Credit & Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo Explanation: The clouds surrounding the star system Rho Ophiuchi compose one of the closest star forming regions. Rho Ophiuchi itself is a binary star system visible in the…