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Galaxies, Stars and Nebulae series
A gorgeous birthday card featuring a stunning image that reveals a little of the wonder that is our universe.Measuring 70 000 light-years across and laying 13 million light-years away, the nearly edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 253 is revealed here in an image from the Wide Field Imager (WFI) of the MPG/ESO 2.2 m telescope at the La Silla Observatory.
The image is based on data obtained through four different filters (R, V, H-alpha and OIII). North is up and East to the left. The field of view is 30 arcminutes.
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Image code: spgxy253
ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA www.eso.org
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