Artwork based on an optical photograph of the Centaurus A galaxy (NGC 5128). Centaurus A's most distinctive feature is the great lane of dust (here appearing purple) which bisects the galaxy. Astronomers now believe the dust lane is a great disc of dust,yet to be formed into stars,which surrounds the galaxy's core and which we see edge- on. Centaurus A is so called because it is the brightest source of radio emission in the constellation of Centaurus. Located some 16 million light years away,it is the nearest active galaxy to Earth | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Leroy, Francis / Biocosmos |
Bildgröße: | 3647 px × 4577 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |