Caldwell 40: Amateur Image vs. Hubble Image
Caldwell 40 (C40) is a spiral galaxy some 70 million light-years away. The central structure of Caldwell 40 is a densely packed region of stars that encompasses the heart of a spiral galaxy. Most galactic bulges host supermassive black holes. The visible, ultraviolet, and infrared observations used to create this image of Caldwell 40 were made using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3. The left image was taken with an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope using a 0.63x focal reducer and a DSLR Camera. The right image was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Image Credit: Photographed by and used with permission of K. Hartnett; Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, and P. Erwin (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Image CreditPhotographed by and used with permission of K. Hartnett; Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, and P. Erwin (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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