Zooming in on Spiral Galaxy NGC 3621 | ESO

Zooming in on Spiral Galaxy NGC 3621 | ESO

Travel 22 million light years to spiral galaxy NGC 3621 in less than 50 seconds!

This zoom sequence starts with a view of the southern parts of the Milky Way. As we zoom in we can see the spiral galaxy NGC 3621, lying about 22 million light-years from us. The final detailed view shows a new image from the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. The data used to make this image were selected from the European Southern Observatory archive by Joe DePasquale as part of the Hidden Treasures competition.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: February 2, 2011

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