MUSE view of ionised gas in the Sculptor Galaxy

Eso_eso2510b_1024

eso_eso2510b June 18th, 2025

Credit: ESO/E. Congiu et al.

This image shows the Sculptor Galaxy in a new light. This false-colour composition shows specific wavelengths of light released by hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen. These elements exist in gas form all over the galaxy, but the mechanisms causing this gas to glow can vary throughout the galaxy. The pink light represents gas excited by the radiation of newborn stars, while the cone of whiter light at the centre is caused by an outflow of gas from the black hole at the galaxy’s core.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2510b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Sculptor Galaxy
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso2510b_1280
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eso2510b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
Sculptor Galaxy
Credits
ESO/E. Congiu et al.
Release Date
2025-06-18T14:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2510b/
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Observation
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Bandpass
Central Wavelength
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Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
6056.0, 1711.0
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FITS Header
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Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
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Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
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None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso2510b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2510b.tif
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Metadata Date
2025-05-22T14:19:05+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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