Wide-field view: The "Atoms-for-Peace" Galaxy in Aquarius | Digitized Sky Survey 2

Wide-field view: The "Atoms-for-Peace" Galaxy in Aquarius | Digitized Sky Survey 2

This visible light wide-field image of the region around NGC 7252 was created from photographs taken through red and blue filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The galaxy appears close to the center. The field of view is approximately three degrees across.

The Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) is a ground-based imaging survey of the entire sky in several colors of light produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) through its Guide Star Survey group.

Credit: ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
Release Date: Nov. 10, 2010

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