Digitized Sky Survey Image of Star Field Around M83 (ground-based image)
This is a Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) image of the field around M83. This image was used in a zoom animation highlighting the M83 Hubble release image.
Credit:
Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), STScI/AURA, Palomar/Caltech and UKSTU/AAO
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0929e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 November 2009, 15:00 |
| Size: | 8103 x 6756 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 83 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Barred |
| Distance: | 15 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
DSS |
| Optical R |
DSS |
