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Sculptor galaxy pops in most detailed 1,000-color image
- The Sculptor galaxy, a spiral galaxy near our Milky Way, was captured in a detailed 1,000-color image by ESO's Very Large Telescope.
- The image was taken using the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument, capturing rich colors and details of the galaxy.
- Astronomers gathered over 100 exposures over 50 hours to create this detailed image, providing insights into the galaxy located 11 million light-years away.
- Different colors in the image represent various wavelengths of light, aiding in understanding the galaxy's stars, gas, and dust composition, age, and movements.
- Enrico Congiu led a study on the Sculptor galaxy, emphasizing its complexity and the ability to study its internal structure due to its proximity and size.
- The MUSE instrument allowed zooming in on individual star-forming regions and out to study the galaxy as a whole, covering about 65,000 light-years.
- Astronomers identified around 500 planetary nebulae in the galaxy, offering new insights into stellar evolution and galaxy distance calculations.
- The discovery of planetary nebulae helps verify the galaxy's distance, crucial for further studies on the galaxy's stars and gas dynamics.
- The detailed image will aid in exploring how small-scale processes impact the overall galaxy, revealing new mysteries in galactic evolution.
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