NGC 5247 spiral galaxy. Infrared image of the unbarred spiral galaxy NGC 5247. NGC 5247 lies around 60 million light-years from Earth in the zodiacal constellation Virgo (the Maiden). The galaxy lies face-on towards Earth, which provides an excellent view of its pinwheel structure and multiple arms. Imaged by the HAWK-I camera on the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory, Chile. HAWK-I is one of the most powerful infrared imagers in the world. | |
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