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NGC 1270 is just one member of the Perseus cluster, an enormous group of thousands of galaxies that lies around 240 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Perseus. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Miller & M. Rodriguez, International Gemini Observatory & NSF NOIRLab / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF NOIRLab / M. Zamani, NSF NOIRLab / PI: Jisu Kang, Seoul National University.

Gemini North Telescope Focuses on Giant Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus Cluster

Oct 23, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini North telescope at NSF’s International Gemini Observatory, operated by NOIRLab, astronomers...