Galaxy Feeds Off Gas
nhsc_nhsc2011-015a September 13th, 2011
Credit: ESAAOES Medialab
In this artist's conception, a galaxy accretes mass from rapid, narrow streams of cold gas. These filaments provide the galaxy with continuous flows of raw material to feed its star-forming at a rather leisurely pace.
Provider: Herschel Space Observatory
Image Source: https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/image/nhsc2011-015a
Curator: NASA Herschel Science Center, Pasadena, CA, USA
Image Use Policy: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/imagepolicy/
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- ID
- nhsc2011-015a
- Subject Category
- C.5
- Subject Name
- Credits
- ESAAOES Medialab
- Release Date
- 2011-09-13
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/image/nhsc2011-015a
- Type
- Artwork
- Image Quality
- Good
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- Coordinate Frame
- Equinox
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- FITS Header
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- Creator (Curator)
- NASA Herschel Science Center
- URL
- http://www.herschel.caltech.edu/
- Name
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- Address
- 1200 E. California Blvd.
- City
- Pasadena
- State/Province
- CA
- Postal Code
- 91125
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/imagepolicy/
- Publisher
- NASA Herschel Science Center
- Publisher ID
- nhsc
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- Resource URL
- https://www.herschel.caltech.edu/system/avm_image_sqls/binaries/42/original/nhsc2011-015a.tif
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- Metadata Date
- 2018-06-21T00:18:31Z
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
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