Zooming to Edge-on Galaxy NGC 1055 in Cetus | ESO
This video sequence takes the viewer deep into the faint constellation of Cetus (The Sea Monster) and finishes on a new and very detailed view of the edge-on galaxy NGC 1055 from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in northern Chile.
This big galaxy is thought to be up to 15 percent larger in diameter than the Milky Way. NGC 1055 appears to lack the whirling arms characteristic of a spiral, as it is seen edge-on. However, it displays odd twists in its structure that were probably caused by an interaction with a neighboring galaxy.
Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2/A. Fujii
Duration: 50 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 22, 2017
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