Barnard's Galaxy in Sagittarius: Wide-field View | ESO

Barnard's Galaxy in Sagittarius: Wide-field View | ESO

Also known as NGC 6822, this dwarf irregular galaxy is one of the Milky Way’s galactic neighbors 2 million light years away. This image is a color composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 2.9 x 2.9 degrees. 

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

Release Date: July 30, 2010

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