NGC 4038 Antenna Galaxy
This near-infrared image obtained with GeMS adaptive optics system reveals remarkable, colorful details in NGC 4038, one of the components of the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/NGC 4039). This starburst system, only about 10.5 million light-years distant, harbors a rich population of massive young clusters, whose formation has been triggered by the interaction of the two galaxies.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory, Rodrigo Carrasco (Gemini), GeMS System Verification Team and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)
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| Id: | gemini-2013-saaa-legacy |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:55 p.m. |
| Size: | 4733 x 4202 px |
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