Comparison between a trail of stars and an edge-on galaxy IC5249 (IMAGE)

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)

Comparison between a trail of stars and an edge-on galaxy IC5249

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Above: Image of the object observed with the Hubble Space Telescope. It shows the emission in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum. Middle: Ultraviolet image of a local galaxy without a bulge and observed edge-on (IC 5249). The similarities are obvious. Bottom: The same galaxy IC 5249 observed in the visible part of the spectrum. The spatial scales of the three images are identical. Credit: HST

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