A new ongoing image of the Hubble Space Telescope shows attractive Sombrero Galaxy, which is similar to the iconic Mexican cap.
The galaxy may seem familiar to you, as it is a famous and is first imaged by the James Web Space Telescope. As the web infrared wavelength looks, while Hubble appears primarily in the visible light part of the spectrum, two telescopes get different views of the same object. In this case, the image of Sombrero’s web shows more to the internal structure of the galaxy, while the image of the Hubble shows the shining cloud of dust which includes discs.
Hubble has withdrawn this galaxy before in 2003, but the new image uses the latest image processing techniques to take more details in Galaxy’s disk, as well as more stars and galaxies in the background. Hubble scientists chose to re -look at this galaxy as part of Hubble’s 35th birthday celebrations because it is such a popular goal for amateur astronomers. Even early astronomers with entry level binoculars are able to see this galaxy, and its specific shape has been pleasing to skywatchrs for decades.
Hubble scientists said, “The galaxy is very unconscious to be spotted without any vision, but it is easily viewed with a minor amateur binoculars.” “Looking from the earth, the galaxy covers a distance of about one third of the diameter of the full moon. The size of the galaxy on the sky is too large to fit within the narrow area of the Hubble, so this image is actually a mosaic of many images that are stitched together.”
The galaxy gets to see it uniquely that we see it from the angle. When you think of a spiral galaxy, it is usually seen face-on, as it was spherical and therefore you can see weapons reaching the center. This galaxy, however, appears at an angle of just 6 degrees from the central equator, which gives it a broad and flat look. Along with having a cool visual effect, this angle allows scientists to observe the ganga bulge and dust ring in the center that sits forward on the edge of the Galaxy.
However, the angle of observation means that the galaxy is somewhat mysterious. No one knows whether there are spiral weapons like our Milky Way in Sombreroes, or whether it is a more fuzzy and less defined type of galaxy called an elliptical galaxy. Either way, as seen from the Earth, it is a striking and rather cute object, and one that is well worth watching if you are using a binoculars at home anytime.
