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Stephan’s Quintet: A Multi-wavelength Exploration

This visualization explores the galaxy group Stephan's Quintet by using observations in visible, infrared, and X-ray light. The sequence contrasts images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Webb Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray Observatory to provide insights across the electromagnetic spectrum.

Exploring the grouping in three dimensions, the video showcases the galaxy distances, diverse shapes, and the interactions between them. In particular, the stretched and distorted galactic features, along with a ridge of high-energy emission, provide evidence of a high-speed collision occurring within the group.

Multi-wavelength views enable contrasting and complimentary studies of this complex compact group. 

  • Release Date
    June 20, 2023
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    Visualization: Frank Summers (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Gregory Bacon (STScI); Music: Chris Zabriskie; Narration: Frank Summers (STScI); Audio: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI); Audio Description: Ann Jenkins (STScI); Producer: NASA's Universe of Learning

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

Visualization Credit

Frank Summers (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Gregory Bacon (STScI)

Music Credit

Chris Zabriskie

Narration Credit

Frank Summers (STScI)

Audio Credit

Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)

Audio Description Credit

Ann Jenkins (STScI)

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NASA’s Universe of Learning

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