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Monday, September 09, 2024

Galaxy Group Stephan's Quintet | Hubble’s Inside the Image | NASA Goddard

Galaxy Group Stephan's Quintet | Hubble’s Inside the Image | NASA Goddard

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an extraordinary image of Stephan's Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies that offers a unique glimpse into the dynamics of galaxy interactions.

In this video, Dr. Jennifer Wiseman explores the intricate details of Stephan's Quintet and discusses how Hubble's observations continue to deepen our understanding of galactic behavior and the universe as a whole.

A clash among members of a famous galaxy quintet reveals an assortment of stars across a wide color range, from young, blue stars to aging, red stars.

Distance: 300 million light years

This portrait of Stephan's Quintet, also known as the Hickson Compact Group 92, was taken by the new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) aboard the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope. Stephan's Quintet, as the name implies, is a group of five galaxies. The name, however, is a bit of a misnomer. Studies have shown that group member NGC 7320, at upper left, is actually a foreground galaxy that is about seven times closer to Earth than the rest of the group.

Three of the galaxies have distorted shapes, elongated spiral arms, and long, gaseous tidal tails containing myriad star clusters, proof of their close encounters. These interactions have sparked a frenzy of star birth in the central pair of galaxies. This drama is being played out against a rich backdrop of faraway galaxies.


Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center 

Producer, Director & Editor: James Leigh

Director of Photography: James Ball

Executive Producers: James Leigh & Matthew Duncan

Production & Post: Origin Films 

Video Credits:

Hubble Space Telescope Animation:

ESA/Hubble - M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen

Stephan's Quintet Visualization:

NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon, J. DePasquale, F. Summers, and Z. Levay (STScI)

Duration: 3 minutes

Release Date: Sept. 9, 2024


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