Compass and Scale Image of M83
Compass and Scale Image of M83.
Credit:
NASA, ESA and Z. Levay (STScI)
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0929f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 November 2009, 15:00 |
| Size: | 2387 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 83 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 15 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet U |
336 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Optical OIII |
502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
| Optical H-alpha |
657 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
