NGC973
Acquisition Details
- Date Posted: July 20, 2006
- Resolutions: 1441x972 , 1441x972 , 1441x972
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Description
This image was taken at Kitt Peak on 10/30/03. It wsa taken using a 20 RC and 10XME camera. NGC 973 (the edge-on galaxy) and the other large galaxies in this field are located approximately 200 milion light years away. NGC 973 and the nearby group of galaxies are all part of the Perseus-Pisces Supercluster. This particular supercluster is a long, dense wall of galaxies with a length of 300 million light years.
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- Mark Hanson
- October 3, 2016
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