NGC 1313
NGC 1313 is a relatively nearby barred-spiral galaxy. This image uses narrowband filters to show the hot gas in the galaxy. These clouds of gas are bubbles, shock fronts, and supernovae from the furious star formation going on in the galaxy. Rapid star formation in a galaxy is often triggered by a close encounter with another galaxy. But NGC 1313 is alone, leaving questions as to why it is currently forming stars so rapidly. A wide-field image of NGC 1313 from the CTIO 4-meter telescope is also available on this website.
| Observatory: | Gemini Observatory (South) Cerro Pachon, Chile |
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| Telescope: | Gemini South |
| Instrument: | GMOS-S |
| Astronomer: | Gemini Observatory and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) |
| Date of Observation: | 03-07-2010 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | Hydrogen alpha (red), Oxygen [OIII] (green) and Helium HeII (blue) |
| Exposure Times: | 4x150sec in each filter |
| Location of Image: | Reticulum |
| Field of View: | 5.5 x 8.2 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | Rotated CCW 59 degrees from north is up east is to the left |
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