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NGC 1068 and Nuclear Region – Wide Field/Planetary Camera

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.
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    NGC 1068
  • Release Date
    October 4, 1990
  • Science Release
    Hubble Space Telescope Probes a Galaxy with an Active Nucleus
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NGC 1068 Nucleus and Ionizing Cone

NGC 1068 Nucleus and Ionizing Cone

In this view of the core of galaxy NGC 1068, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals far more detail than has ever been seen from the ground. This picture was taken through a narrow band filter with HST's Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC). The image was then computer processed...

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