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VLT Spots Star-Bursting Nuclear Ring in NGC 1097 | Astronomy – Sci-News.com
Using the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory, astronomers have imaged a 5,000-light-year-wide…

Using the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESOs Paranal Observatory, astronomers have imaged a 5,000-light-year-wide star-bursting ring in the center of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097.
This image, taken with VLTs MUSE instrument, shows the central region of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097. Image credit: VLT / ESO / TIMER Survey.
NGC 1097 lies in the southern constellation Fornax at a distance of only 45 million light-years.
This galaxy…
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