Superb photograph of a spiral galaxy
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(NASA. LARGE FORMAT. HUBBLE TELESCOPE) A superb photograph of a spiral galaxy imaged in fantastic detail by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). This galaxy belongs to a group of gravitationally bound galaxies that are about 120 million light years from Earth.
Objects such as this galaxy are observed by Hubble using a series of filters. Each filter allows only certain wavelengths of light to reach Hubble's WFC3. The images collected using the different filters are then colored by specialized visual artists who can knowingly choose the color that best matches each filter. By combining the colored images from the different filters, we can recreate a color image of the astronomical object. In this way, we can get a remarkably good overview of the nature and appearance of these objects.Vintage chromogenic print. Numbering on the front. Legend on label on the back. 40,6 x 40,6cm with margins.
Objects such as this galaxy are observed by Hubble using a series of filters. Each filter allows only certain wavelengths of light to reach Hubble's WFC3. The images collected using the different filters are then colored by specialized visual artists who can knowingly choose the color that best matches each filter. By combining the colored images from the different filters, we can recreate a color image of the astronomical object. In this way, we can get a remarkably good overview of the nature and appearance of these objects.Vintage chromogenic print. Numbering on the front. Legend on label on the back. 40,6 x 40,6cm with margins.
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