Starburst galaxy NGC 1808
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(WFPC2) has captured a flurry of star birth near the heart of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1808.
Jim Flood, an amateur astronomer affiliated with Sperry Observatory at Union College in New Jersey, and Max Mutchler, a member of the Space Telescope Science Institute staff who volunteered to work with Jim
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 05059-3734, NGC 1808 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst |
| Distance: | 40 million light years |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | 675 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |