Tag Archive for 'NGC 4248'

This image, taken with the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-m telescope, shows the spiral galaxy Messier 106. Two dwarf galaxies also appear in the image: NGC 4248 in the lower right and UGC 7356 in the lower left. Image credit: KPNO / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / M.T. Patterson, New Mexico State University / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage / M. Zamani & D. de Martin.

Astronomers Snap Most Detailed Image Yet of Messier 106

Mar 24, 2021 by News Staff

Obtained using the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-m telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, the new image of Messier 106 shows not only the galaxy’s spiral...

This image, taken with the Wide Field Camera 3 on board Hubble, shows the small irregular/spiral galaxy NGC 4248. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Observes NGC 4248

Jul 24, 2017 by Natali Anderson

NASA has released a stunning image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the irregular/spiral galaxy NGC 4248. This image, taken with the Wide...