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NGC 1068 and Nuclear Region – Wide Field/Planetary Camera

A picture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1068, taken with the 0.9-m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory shows the bright nucleus. The inset is an HST WF/PC narrow band image which shows clouds of ionized gas in the very center of the galaxy. CreditsNASA, ESA, STScI, and...

Date
Jan 1, 1990
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-1990-13-14-image
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A picture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1068, taken with the 0.9-m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory shows the bright nucleus. The inset is an HST WF/PC narrow band image which shows clouds of ionized gas in the very center of the galaxy.

Credits

NASA, ESA, STScI, and KPNO

Image Details

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Object NameNGC 1068

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