The Hubble Space Telescope recorded the appearance of a ghostly galaxy shrouded in mist about 44 million light years away. Photo/NASA/ESA
FLORIDA – Hubble Space Telescope recorded the sighting of a ghostly galaxy shrouded in mist some 44 million light years away. The Hubble Telescope caught sightings of a ghost galaxy called NGC 6684 as part of a mapping or census of the nearby universe.
These sightings are part of a census conducted by Hubble to find many never-before-seen views of galaxies. Picture galaxy just taken with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys.
The ghost galaxy NGC 6684 is a lenticular galaxy, a cross between a spiral and an elliptical galaxy. This galaxy, located approximately 44 million light years from Earth, is in the constellation Pavo.
The constellation Pavo, where the ghost galaxy NGC 6684 is located, can be found in the southern sky and is one of four constellations known collectively as the Southern Bird. Pavo comes from the Latin be meaning “peacock” and the image of the galaxy NGC 6684 was released on August 11, 2023.
Lenticular galaxies are lens-shaped, have a central bulge and disk, but lack the arms of a spiral galaxy like the Milky Way. Usually, lenticular galaxies also have older populations of stars because there isn’t much interstellar material in them.
“Such dust and gas are needed to fuel the creation of new stars. As a result, the galaxy emits a pale glow, which, coupled with its unclear structure, appears ghostly,” said NASA.
Hubble’s survey of the universe observed all the galaxies within 32.6 million light years that are not yet known. The Hubble Space Telescope is a joint project led by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA.
“Before this program began, Hubble had observed about 75% of nearby galaxies. Completing this census will reveal insights about the stars that make up the wide variety of galaxies in the universe,” said NASA officials.
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2023-08-16 06:19:46
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