2023-08-11 20:42:06
The Hubble telescope revealed an image of a lens-shaped galaxy called the lenticular galaxy NGC 6684, and this image from the NASA and European Space Agency telescope appeared in pale light, as this galaxy was captured by the Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys, regarding 44 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pavo. . According to the “phys” website, the constellation Pavo, the Latin name for the peacock, is a constellation in the southern sky and one of four star groups collectively known as the Southern Birds. Lenticular galaxies such as NGC 6684 have a large disk, but lack the prominent spiral arms of galaxies such as Andromeda. This leaves them somewhere between elliptical galaxies and spiral galaxies, and gives these galaxies a diffuse, ghostly appearance. NGC 6684 also lacks the dark dust lanes that pass through other galaxies, adding to its spectral profile. The data in this image was captured during a census of the nearby universe titled Every Known Nearby Galaxy, which aims to observe all galaxies within 10 megaparsecs (32.6 million light-years) before this program began, Hubble observed approximately 75% of these galaxies. nearby. Completing this census will reveal insights regarding the stars that make up a variety of galaxies, in a variety of environments.
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