Central Bulges of Spiral Galaxies- NGC 7537 (Hubble NICMOS and WFPC2 View)
The bottom row represents composite pictures from Hubble's visible- and infrared-light cameras, the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2) and the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer(NICMOS). Astronomers combined views from both cameras to obtain the true ages of the stars surrounding each galaxy's bulge. The Hubble telescope's sharper resolution allows astronomers to study the intricate structure of a galaxy's core.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic9902n |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 October 1999, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic9902 |
| Size: | 355 x 355 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 7537 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Bulge |
| Distance: | 120 million light years |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 450 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |